Raia

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of raya (“type of historical territory”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "“At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia said Thursday."

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hari raya

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"“At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia said Thursday."

Etymology

From the Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).

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