DRA

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DRA or Dra may refer to:

Geography

• Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the communist regime that ruled Afghanistan from 1978 to 1987

Organizations

• Defence Research Agency, a former executive agency of the United Kingdom
• Delta Regional Authority, a federal-state partnership whose mission it is to improve the quality of life for the residents of the Mississippi River Delta Region
• Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen, a predecessor of the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, a former central German sports organization
• Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv, the German Broadcasting Archive

Science and technology

• The standard IAU abbreviation for Draco (constellation)
• Dielectric Resonator Antenna, a type of a radio antenna
• Dopamine releasing agent, a class of drugs including amphetamine in contrast to DRIs, or dopamine reuptake inhibitors such as, cocaine
• Downregulated-in-adenoma, an anion exchanger
• Drag reducing agent, a pipeline flow improver
• Driver reminder appliance (British Rail)
• Dynamic Resolution Adaptation, a Chinese-developed digital audio coding standard

Other uses

• Don't Run Away (program), a program by StandUp for Kids educating elementary and middle school students about the consequences of and alternatives to running away from home
• Doutora (Dra.), a feminine-form abbreviation for Doctor (title) used in some languages, such as Spanish and Portuguese
• Desert Rock Airport, a private-use airport located southwest of the central business district of Mercury, in Nye County, Nevada, United States by IATA Code
• David Russell Apartments, a group of fifteen buildings, each containing numerous flats, used as accommodation for students at the University of St Andrews.