Real Dictionary

para
A para is a paratrooper.

Para in American English
Paraguay
river in NE Brazil, the S estuary of the Amazon: c. 200 mi (322 km)
noun

para in American English 1
a monetary unit of Serbia, equal to 1⁄100 of a dinar
noun: a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster

para in American English 2
paragraph
noun: a monetary unit of Serbia and formerly of Yugoslavia, the 100th part of a dinar

para in American English 3
adjective: pertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 4) in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms

para in American English 4
noun: a paraprofessional

para in American English 5
noun: a woman's status regarding the bearing of viable offspring: usually followed by a Roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has given birth

Pará in British English
noun: a state of N Brazil, on the Atlantic: mostly dense tropical rainforest Capital: Belém. Pop: 6 453 683 (2002). Area: 1 248 042 sq km (474 896 sq miles)

para in British English 1
noun: a monetary unit of Serbia worth one hundredth of a dinar; formerly a monetary unit of Yugoslavia

para in British English 2
noun: a soldier in an airborne unit

para in British English 3
noun: a New Zealand fern, Marattia salicina, with long heavy fronds

para- in American English 1
by the side of, beside, by, past, to one side, aside from, amiss
prefix: a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the meanings “at or to one side of, beside, side by side” ( parabola; paragraph; parallel; paralysis), “beyond, past, by” ( paradox; paragogue); by exten

para- in American English 2
protection of or against
combining form: a combining form meaning “ guard against,” occurring in loanwords from French, or, via French, from Italian

para- in American English 3
combining form: a combining form extracted from parachute, forming compounds denoting persons or things utilizing parachutes or landed by parachute

para- in British English 1
prefix: beside; near

para- in British English 2
combining form: indicating an object that acts as a protection against something

para.
Para. is a written abbreviation for paragraph.

Para. in American English
abbreviation: Paraguay