pa·ra /ˈpɑrə/
南輔幣
Pa·ra n. A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Pa·rá n.
1. The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm.
2. Short for Pará rubber.
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para
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has
delivered; "the parity of the mother must be
considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to
two children" [syn: parity]
2: 100 para equal 1 dinar
3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: paratrooper]
4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River
flows [syn: Para River]
5: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: Belem,
Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of
Bethlehem]