para

ˈpærə

Definition

Definition of para - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

writingshort for paragraph

Please refer to the second para of the document for details..

section

subdivision

military

Rare

paratrooper

Rare

The para was deployed behind enemy lines.

parachutist

skydiver

education

Rare

paraprofessional educator

Rare

The para assists the teacher in the classroom.

aide

teaching assistant

finance

TECH.

monetary unit of Serbia worth one hundredth of a dinar

TECH.

He paid 50 para for the snack.

coin

currency

money

currency

Rare

former currency subunit in the Ottoman region

Rare

The merchant accepted para for the goods.

coin

subunit

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Expressions with para

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para-public

adj.

related to but not fully part of the public sector

The agency is a para-public institution.

para ice hockey

team sport on ice for athletes with physical disabilities

He watched the para ice hockey match with great interest..

para-aminobenzoic

adj.

derived from a specific aromatic carboxylic acid

Para-aminobenzoic compounds are used in sunscreen products.

sub-para.

abbr.

section within a larger paragraph in a document

See sub-para. (b) for details.

Origin of para

Greek, para (beside)

Terms with para included in their meaning

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benzocaine

chemical formula

ethyl para-aminobenzoate with formula C9H11NO2

PABA

abbr.

abr: para-aminobenzoic acid

chemical used in sunscreen and vitamins

Examples of para in a sentence

I highlighted the key para for you.
The para jumped from the aircraft.
Paras are trained for rapid deployment.
The para helped organize the school event.
During exams, the para provided extra support to students.
She found a para on the street.

The coin collection included a rare para.
He found an old coin worth ten para.
The transaction was completed using para.

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French:paragraphe, para, ...
German:Absatz, Fallschirmjäger, ...
Italian:paragrafo, paracadutista, ...
Spanish:párrafo, paracaidista, ...
Portuguese:parágrafo, paraquedista, ...
Chinese:段落, 伞兵, ...
Japanese:段落, 空挺兵, ...
Arabic:فَقْرَة, مُظَلِّي, ...
Hebrew:פִּסְקָה, צַנְחָן, ...
Russian:абзац, парашютист, ...
Ukrainian:абзац, парашутист, ...
Hindi:पैरा, पैराट्रूपर, ...
Bengali:অনুচ্ছেদ, পারা, ...
Catalan:paràgraf, paracaigudista, ...
Czech:odstavec, výsadkář, ...
Danish:afsnit, faldskærmssoldat, ...
Dutch:paragraaf, para, ...
Greek:παράγραφος, αλεξιπτωτιστής, ...
Hungarian:bekezdés, ejtőernyős, ...
Khmer:កថាខណ្ឌ, ទាហានឆ័ត្រយោង, ...
Korean:문단, 공수부대원, ...
Persian:پاراگراف, چترباز, ...
Polish:akapit, spadochroniarz, ...
Portuguese (BR):parágrafo, paraquedista, ...
Romanian:paragraf, parașutist, ...
Swedish:stycke, fallskärmsjägare, ...
Thai:ย่อหน้า, พลร่ม, ...
Turkish:paragraf, para, ...
Vietnamese:đoạn văn, người lính dù, ...

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