Meanings
- A river in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley.
Synonyms: Drass, Dras River, Drass River
- A valley in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; containing the Dras River.
Synonyms: Drass, Dras Valley, Drass Valley, Dras River Valley, Drass River Valley
- abbreviationellipsishistoricalgeographyEllipsis of Dras Volcanic Island Arc: a former archipelago in the Neotethys; a south of in Eurasia (c. 150 Mya-50Mya).
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town, a hill station in Dras subdivision, Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley on the Dras River.
proper nounA subdivision of Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India.
proper nounA river in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; in the Dras Valley.
proper nounA valley in Kargil district, Ladakh, Kashmir, India; containing the Dras River.
Origin
From South Asian languages * (Dras Islands): From basaltic rocks found near the hill station, which were identified as indication of a former volcanic island chain that was accreted by plate tectonics.
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Dras. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dras
“Dras.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dras. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dras,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dras.
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