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Deva may refer to:
Religion
- Deva (Buddhism), a divine being or god in Buddhism
- Deva (Hinduism), a divine being or god in Hinduism
- Deva (Jainism), a term used for heavenly beings in Jainism
- Deva (New Age), spiritual forces or beings behind nature
- Deva people of Sri Lankan mythology
Places
- Deva, Romania, a city in Hunedoara county, Romania
- Deva (river), a river in Northern Spain, between Asturias and Cantabria
- Deva (Gijón), a district in Asturias, Spain
- Deva Victrix, a Roman fortress and town, now Chester, England
- Deva Stadium, a football stadium in Chester named after the city's Roman name
- River Dee, Aberdeenshire, by Roman name
- River Dee, Galloway, by Roman name
- River Dee, Wales, by Roman name
Given name
- Deva Bandhumasena (1891–1944), Thai military officer
- Deva Katta, Indian-born American citizen filmmaker
- Deva Premal (born in born 1970), German musician
- Deva Raya II (died 1446), emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire
Surname
- Deva dynasty (c.12th–13th century), Hindu dynasty of Bengal
- Deva (composer) (born 1950), Indian film composer and singer
- A. N. Prabhu Deva, Indian academic
- Bhattakalanka Deva (fl. 1604), Kannada grammarian
- Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva (1797–1816), King of Nepal
- Mukul Deva (born 1961), Indian English author
- Narendra Deva (1889–1956), Indian politician
- Nirj Deva (born 1948), United Kingdom politician
- Prabhu Deva (born 1973), South Indian actor, dancer, and movie director
- Ramachandra Deva (1948–2013), Indian Kannada poet, writer and playwright
- Sarah Jezebel Deva or Sarah Jane Ferridge (born 1977), British vocalist
- Srikanth Deva, Indian music director
- Terra Deva, American musician
- Xhafer Deva (1904–1978), Albanian politician
Popular culture
- Deva (1989 film), a 1989 Indian Kannada-language romantic action film
- Deva (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film
- Deva (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film
- Deva (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of angel
- Devas or Aasimar, fictional race in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game
- Devas, characters in Digimon Tamers
Other uses
- DeVa, or Demokraattinen Vaihtoehto, Democratic Alternative a Finnish Communist party
- CA Deva, football cub in Cantabria, Spain
- Deva (moth), a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family
- ISO 15924 code for Devanagari script
- Deva Nutrition LLC, a distributor of unique vitamins, minerals, and food supplements for vegans
See also
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