Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun para

5 senses of para

Sense 1
parity, para -- ((obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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")
       => pregnancy, gestation, maternity -- (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)

Sense 2
para -- (100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia)
       => Yugoslavian monetary unit -- (monetary unit in Yugoslavia)

Sense 3
paratrooper, para -- (a soldier in the paratroops)
       => soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")

Sense 4
Para, Para River -- (an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows)
       INSTANCE OF=> estuary -- (the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix)

Sense 5
Belem, Para, Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of Bethlehem -- (port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)