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Dera
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'''Dera''', '''Dero''', '''Daro''', '''Dhoro''', '''Dahar''' or '''Dehra''' is a [[Sanskrit]] word found in [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]] and [[Pashto]], [[Balochi language|Balochi]],word in several [[languages of South Asia]], whose meaning is ''[[Campsite|camp]]'', 'mound' or 'settlement'. In [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], it is usually used as a place where men meet and socialize in the villaget appears in the names of a number of places.

==Geography==
===India===
* [[Dera, Himachal Pradesh]]
* [[Dera Bassi]], [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district|Mohali district]], [[Punjab]]
* [[Dera Baba Nanak]], [[Gurdaspur district]], [[Punjab]]
* [[Dera Baba Jaimal Singh]], [[Amritsar district]], [[Punjab]]
(contracted; show full)==References==
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