Deira

(dā'rə)

A sixth-century A.D. Anglian kingdom in present-day northeast England between the Humber and Tees rivers. It was later part of the kingdom of Northumbria.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Deira

Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Britain. Located in the eastern part of modern Yorkshire, it stretched from the River Humber to the River Tees. Its first recorded king, Aelle, reigned from AD 560. By the last quarter of the 7th century it had been united with its neighbour Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Deira

(dē'ĭrə) , old English kingdom between the Humber and the Tyne rivers. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Bernicia, to the north, to form Northumbria.

Wikipedia: Deira (disambiguation)

Deira can refer to:

Deira (kingdom), an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Yorkshire
Deira, Dubai, an area in the traditional center of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Palm Deira, one of the three Palm Islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Asteroid 1244 Deira, named by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson to honour his birthplace (Ossett, Yorkshire, England)
Corniche Deira, an area of Dubai named for the old city of Deira
Deira Island, a district of The Palm Deira (Phase 1 of the project)

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		Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
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