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Rab

Rab proper noun: an island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

Proper noun (1)

Rab

  1. An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
  2. A town on the above island.

Proper noun (2)

Rab

  1. A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.

Origin of Rab

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

Questions about Rab

What does Rab mean?
Rab means an island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
What part of speech is Rab?
Rab is a proper noun.

Words near Rab in the dictionary

  1. raatranis
  2. Raatz
  3. Raatzes
  4. Raavan
  5. Raaya
  6. Rab
  7. rabab
  8. rababs
  9. Rabadan
  10. Rabadans
  11. rabadi

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