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raya

raya noun: a former territory of the mediaeval principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia held under the direct administration of the Ottoman Empire, as opposed to the principalities. Also the alternative form of rayah.

Noun (1)

raya (plural rayas)

  1. (historical) A former territory of the mediaeval principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia held under the direct administration of the Ottoman Empire, as opposed to the principalities.

Proper noun capitalized: Raya

Raya (plural Rayas)

  1. A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: Raya

Raya (plural Rayas)

  1. (Malaysia, abbreviation, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri (“Eid al-Fitr”).

Also used as

raya is also the alternative form of rayah.

Forms of raya

Noun
pluralrayas
alternative formraia
pluralRayas
Proper noun
pluralRayas

Plural of raya: rayas

Phrases with raya

Questions about raya

What does raya mean?
Raya means a former territory of the mediaeval principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia held under the direct administration of the Ottoman Empire, as opposed to the principalities.
What part of speech is raya?
Raya can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of raya?
The plural of raya is rayas.

Words near raya in the dictionary

  1. Ray-Bans
  2. ray-finned
  3. ray-gun
  4. ray-guns
  5. ray-woon
  6. raya
  7. rayadillo
  8. rayadito
  9. rayaditos
  10. Rayagada
  11. rayah

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