raphia
raphia is the alternative form of raffia.
Meaning of raffia
Noun
raffia (countable and uncountable, plural raffias)
- A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
- He was pressed against the canes and raffia of which this old house was built.1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King
Proper noun capitalized: Raphia
Raphia
- Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.
- Synonyms:
- Rafah
Synonyms of raphia
Forms of raphia
| plural | raphias |
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Origin of raphia
From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst
Questions about raphia
- What does raphia mean?
- Raphia means synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.
- What is raphia the alternative form of?
- Raphia is the alternative form of raffia.
- What part of speech is raphia?
- Raphia is a proper noun.
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