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- Para LogaPara LogaPara Loga was one among the seven Logas in Ayyavazhi mythology....
, one among the seven Logas (seven upper worlds) in Ayyavazhi mythology - Para-quaternions, expression from algebra in mathematics
- ParamedicParamedicA paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
is a first response ambulance crew member - Para, a member of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
- Para, an arene substitution patternArene substitution patternsArene substitution patterns are part of organic chemistry IUPAC nomenclature and pinpoint the position of substituents other than hydrogen in relation to each other on an aromatic hydrocarbon.- Ortho, meta, and para substitution :...
in which two substituents occupy positions on an aromatic ring separated by two unsubstituted carbon atoms - Parapraxis or Freudian slipFreudian slipA Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of some unconscious , subdued, wish, conflict, or train of thought...
(Fehlleistung), is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is believed to be caused by the unconscious mind - Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Para is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
in Purulia districtPurulia DistrictPurulia district is one of the nineteen districts of West Bengal state in eastern India. The town of Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district.-History:...
, West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Para (community development block) in Purulia districtPurulia DistrictPurulia district is one of the nineteen districts of West Bengal state in eastern India. The town of Purulia is the administrative headquarters of the district.-History:...
, West BengalWest BengalWest Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Juz'Juz'A juz is one of thirty parts of roughly equal length into which the Qur'an is sometimes divided. This division facilitates recitation of the Qur'an in a month, especially during Ramadan when the entire Qur'an is recited in the Tarawih salat; reciting approximately one juz' a night...
, a division of the Quran
Sports
- André Cordeiro (water polo) (born 1967), Brazilian water polo player who is nicknamed Pará
- Para DrainePara DrainePara Draine is an American female boxer who has been a world champion two times. She is a former 112 pounds and current 115 pound champion. Draine stands 5 feet eight inches tall, making her relatively tall for a boxer of her weight.Draine's nicknames are "Hurricane" and "The Spokane Spike"...
(born 1972), American female boxer - Paralympic GamesParalympic GamesThe Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
are the international games for disabled athletes - PARA Pan American ChampionshipPARA Pan American ChampionshipThe Pan American Championship is the major international rugby tournament held in the Americas, held irregularly since 1995. The tournament is organized by the Pan American Rugby Association and includes the World Cup teams of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the United States. The last edition was...
, the major international rugby tournament held in the Americas, organized by the Pan American Rugby Association
Biology
- Para Dog-faced BatPara Dog-faced BatThe Para Dog-faced Bat , is a bat species from South America....
, a bat species from South and Central America - Para rubber treePara rubber treeHevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, often simply called rubber tree, is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, and the most economically important member of the genus Hevea...
, often simply called rubber tree - Para Spiny RatPara Spiny RatRoberto's Spiny-rat, Proechimys roberti, or Para Spiny Rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil.-References:*...
, a species from South America - Para (Ptisana salicina), a fern found in New Zealand and Norfolk Island
Companies and organizations
- Para-OrdnancePara-OrdnancePara-Ordnance, is a Canadian firearms manufacturer founded in Toronto in 1985 by two childhood friends, Ted Szabo and Thanos Polyzos. Szabo was born in Hungary and his family fled the country when the Russians invaded during the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. Polyzos was born in Greece and later...
, a firearms manufacturer located in Toronto, Ontario - Philippine Amateur Radio AssociationPhilippine Amateur Radio AssociationThe Philippine Amateur Radio Association is a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in the Philippines. Key membership benefits of PARA include the sponsorship of amateur radio operating awards and radio contests, and a QSL bureau for those members who regularly...
, a national non-profit organization for amateur radio enthusiasts in the Philippines - Peoples Action for Rural Awakening, is a social action initiative of Don Bosco Mission in India. PARA is located in Ravulapalem in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in South India
- Parachute Regiment (disambiguation)
- Para-statals, state-owned corporations that play a major role in the government and economy of many countries around the world
Entertainment
- Para-balloonPara-balloonPara-balloon is a tool used in games and a series of games around this tool. It has a parachute shape and is made of fragments of cloth in different colours. It is colourful and often attracts children.-Origin:...
, a tool for games or a series of games around this tools - Para HandyPara HandyPara Handy, the anglicized Gaelic nickname of the fictional character Peter Macfarlane, is a character created by the journalist and writer Neil Munro in a series of stories published in the Glasgow Evening News under the pen name of Hugh Foulis....
, the anglicized Gaelic nickname of the fictional character Peter Macfarlane, a character created by the journalist and writer Neil Munro- The Tales of Para HandyThe Tales of Para HandyThe Tales of Para Handy was a Scottish television series set in the west of Scotland, based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It was a sitcom about a puffer boat and its crew.It ran from 1994 to 1995 on BBC One, a total of nine episodes....
, a Scottish television series
- The Tales of Para Handy
- Para ParaPara Parais a synchronized group dance that originated in Japan. Unlike most club dancing and rave dancing there are specific synchronized movements for each song much like line dancing...
, a popular Japanese solo dance- Para Para ParadisePara Para Paradise, often abbreviated PPP, is an arcade and PlayStation 2 dance game made by the Japanese company Konami and released under the Bemani moniker following the booming Para Para fad....
, a 2000 video series, showing various dancers doing Para Para
- Para Para Paradise
- Para Toda VidaPara Toda VidaPara Toda Vida is an album by The New Amsterdams recorded in 2001 and released January 22, 2002.-Track listing:-Album Position:...
(2001), a 2002 album by The New Amsterdams - ParamoreParamoreParamore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
an American rock band
Places
- Grão-ParáGrão-ParáThe vice-kingdom of Grão-Pará was one of the two Portuguese vice-kingdoms in South America, corresponding to today's North Brazil. Its capital city was Belém do Pará....
, was one of the two Portuguese vice-kingdoms in South America - ParáParáPará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...
, one of the states of Brazil - Para DistrictPara DistrictPara is a district of Suriname, in the north. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, Sabana and Zanderij.Para has a population of 15,120 and an area of 5,393 km²....
, a district in the north of Suriname (country in South America) - Pará RiverPará RiverThe Pará River is the southern arm of the mouth of the Amazon River. It flows round the west and south of the island of Marajó. It takes some water from the main Amazon, however much of its power comes from the Tocantins River flowing from the south. The state capital of Pará, Belém, is located on...
(Portuguese: Rio Pará), the southern arm of the mouth of the Amazon River - North Para RiverNorth Para RiverThe North Para River rises from the Barossa Ranges near Eden Valley and flows southwest through thhe Barossa Valley, passing through the towns of Nuriootpa, Tanunda, before merging with the South Para River in Gawler forming the Gawler River....
, through the Barossa Valley in South Australia - South Para RiverSouth Para RiverThe South Para River is a river in Australia. It rises in the Mount Lofty Ranges near Mount Crawford and Kersbrook and flows northwest through the Mount Lofty Ranges, passing through the Warren Reservoir and the South Para Reservoir, before merging with the North Para River in Gawler forming the...
, South Australia- South Para ReservoirSouth Para ReservoirSouth Para Reservoir is the second largest reservoir in South Australia, behind Mount Bold Reservoir, and the principal reservoir of the South Para River system...
, the second largest reservoir in South Australia
- South Para Reservoir
- Electoral district of Little ParaElectoral district of Little ParaLittle Para is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly in the northern suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia....
, an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly - Little Para RiverLittle Para RiverThe Little Para River is a seasonal creek running across the Adelaide plains of South Australia, whose catchment fills reservoirs that supply some of the water needs of Adelaide’s northern suburbs...
, through Salisbury in South Australia- Little Para ReservoirLittle Para ReservoirLittle Para Reservoir is a reservoir in South Australia serving the city of Adelaide. It was built between 1974 and 1977, costing A$11.5 million, and commissioned in January 1979....
, a reservoir in South Australia serving the city of Adelaide. It was built between 1974 and 1977, costing AU$11.5 million, and commissioned in January 1979
- Little Para Reservoir
- La ParaLa ParaLa Para is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-External links:*...
, a summit in the Elena's
Currency
- Para (currency)Para (currency)The para was a former currency of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Montenegro and Albania, and is the current subunit, although rarely used, of the Serbian dinar....
, various currency units- Para was a subunit of OttomanOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
currency - Para was of the Turkish liraTurkish liraThe Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...
- Para was of the Romanian leuRomanian leuThe leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...
- Para is of the Yugoslav dinarYugoslav dinarThe dinar was the currency of the three Yugoslav states: the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1918 and 2003. The dinar was subdivided into 100 para...
and Serbian dinar - Para was of the Montenegrin perperMontenegrin PerperThe perper was the currency of Montenegro between 1906 and 1918. The name was adopted in accordance to the earlier Serbian perper, the currency of the Serbian Empire, which the Princedom, later Kingdom of Montenegro, consider itself a successor...
- Para was a subunit of Ottoman
Chemistry
- Para isomer in chemistry, a type of arene substitution pattern
- Para RedPara RedPara Red is a chemical dye. Chemically, the dye is similar to Sudan I. The dye was discovered in 1880 by von Gallois and Ullrich, and was the first azo dye. It dyes cellulose fabrics a brilliant red, but is not very fast. The dye can be washed away easily from cellulose fabrics if not dyed...
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