Deira

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/ˈdaɪɹə//ˈdɛəɹə/

proper noun

A region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom.

    The domains of her ancestor, “the magnificent Earl Oslac,” who lived in the days of King Edgar, were Deira – that is, Danish Northumbria, from Humber to Tees; and he may have sprung from (as his name hints) the ancient kings of Deira.

    1866, Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 19

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APA

Deira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deira

MLA

“Deira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deira. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deira,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deira.

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