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Dera
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{{About|the placename}}
'''Dera''', '''Dero''', '''Daro''', '''Dhoro''', '''Dahar''' or '''Dehra''' ({{lang-ur|ڈیرہ }}) is a [[Pashto]], [[Balochi language|Balochi]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Saraiki language|Saraiki]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], and [[Dogri language|Dogri]]-language word meaning ''[[Campsite|camp]]'', mound or settlement. In [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], it is usually used as a place where men meet and socialize in the village.

==Geography==
===India===
* [[Dera Bassi]], [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district|Mohali district]], Punjab
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