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rada

rada noun: a parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.

Noun (1)

rada (plural radas)

  1. A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
  2. A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Rada

Rada

  1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Rada

Rada (plural Radas)

  1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Ukrainian female given name Ра́да (Ráda)

Noun (2) capitalized: Rada

Rada (uncountable)

  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Dahomeyan origin, chiefly associated with warmth and benevolence.
    • The majority of the deities are Dahomean and the rites of these are called Rada, from the town Allada.1953, Maya Deren, Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 60
    • In Haiti, the Rada have come to represent the emotional stability and warmth of Africa, the hearth of the nation.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 49

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Rada

Rada

  1. Alternative letter-case form of rada.

Forms of rada

Noun
pluralradas
Proper noun
pluralRadas

Origin of rada

Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.

After the personal name (Rada Dany) of a prominent local family.

Feminine form of dialectal Bulgarian and Ukrainian рад (rad, “glad, thankful”), from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Phrases with rada

Questions about rada

What does rada mean?
Rada means a parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
What part of speech is rada?
Rada can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of rada?
The plural of rada is radas.

Words near rada in the dictionary

  1. rad
  2. Rad Cam
  3. rad trad
  4. rad-hard
  5. rad.
  6. rada
  7. Radabaugh
  8. Radabaughs
  9. Radadia
  10. radafaxine
  11. Radakin

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