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raad

raad noun: an assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa.

Noun (1)

raad (plural raden)

  1. An assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa.

Noun (2)

raad

  1. The electric catfish.
    • "It might reasonably be expected," says Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, "that the raad, or electric fish of the Nile, would be one of the most sacred, and forbidden for food; and it seems not to be represented among those caught in the ancient fishing scenes." He adds regarding the raad:—"It is a small...1858, George Wilson, “On the electric fishes as the earliest electric machines employed by mankind”, in The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art, volume 3

Proper noun capitalized: Raad

Raad (plural Raads)

  1. A surname.

Forms of raad

Noun
pluralraden
Proper noun
pluralRaads

Plural of raad: raden

Origin of raad

From Dutch raad (“counsel”), cognate with Middle English ræd (“counsel”).

Borrowed from Arabic رَعْد (raʕd, “thunder”).

Questions about raad

What does raad mean?
Raad means an assembly in one of the Boer republics of South Africa.
What part of speech is raad?
Raad can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of raad?
The plural of raad is raden.

Words near raad in the dictionary

  1. raab
  2. Raabe
  3. Raabes
  4. raabs
  5. RAAC
  6. raad
  7. raadeite
  8. Raads
  9. RAAF
  10. raag
  11. raags

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