1. Monetary unit used in some Balkan countries, one-hundredth of a dinar
   "The old coin was worth 5 para"

1. One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
   - paragraph
    
2. A soldier in the paratroops
   - paratrooper

1. An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
   - Para River

Derived forms: paras

Type of: estuary, piece of writing, pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, writing, written material, Yugoslavian monetary unit

Part of: Brasil, Brazil, dinar, Federative Republic of Brazil, paratroops, text, textual matter, Yugoslavian dinar

Encyclopedia: Para, Suriname