| Rabat |
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proper noun
- The capital of Morocco.
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| race |
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noun
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- The Anglo-Saxon
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common, genetically linked, physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.
- (context, controversial usage) One of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species. See Wikipedia's article on w:Race_(historical_definitions), historical definitions of race.
- The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are part of the same Mongoloid .
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies.
- A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (figurative) A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
- The advent of the Internet has brought about a new of entrepreneur.
- Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.
verb (rac, ing)
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed.
- As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.
- Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room.
- (intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
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| Radnorshire |
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proper noun
- An inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire.
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| Ragusa |
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proper noun
- A province of Sicily, Italy.
- The capital of the province of Ragusa.
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| Raipur |
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proper noun - The state capital of Chhattisgarh (India).
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| Rajasthan |
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proper noun
- State in western India which has Jaipur as its capital.
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| Raleigh |
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proper noun
- the county seat of Wake County and the capital of North Carolina
- an English place name, surname and given name
- w:Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh English explorer and soldier
- an English bicycle manufacturer
(wikipedia, Raleigh (bicycle))
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| Ranchi |
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proper noun - The state capital of Jharkhand (India).
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| Randolph |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
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| Rangoon |
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proper noun
- The former and still widely used<ref>For example the US government still uses it (as of March 15, 2007; CIA - The World Factbook)</ref> spelling of the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (Burma). The spelling Yangon is preferred by the Burmese and has also become widely accepted. The administrative capital has been moved to Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw.
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| Ravenna |
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proper noun
- Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Capital of the province of Ravenna.
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| Reading |
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proper noun
- A town in Berkshire, England.
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| Recife |
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proper noun - State capital of Pernambuco (Brazil).
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| red deer |
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noun - browsing mammal, animal with antlers, Cervus elaphus
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| redding |
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verb
- (present participle of, redd)
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| Red Sea |
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proper noun red, Red sea, Sea
- A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
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| Regina |
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proper noun
- present queen. see also Rex.
- Provincial capital of Saskatchewan (Canada) with a metropolitan population of about 248,000.
- (given name, female, from Latin, ) a female given name.
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| Rennes |
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proper noun
- A city in Brittany, France
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| reunion |
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noun
- The process or act of reuniting.
- The took forever, but it was worth it.
- It was a tearful as the trapped miners finally saw their loved ones again.
- A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together.
- Are you going to the this year?
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| revel |
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noun - An instance of merry-making; a celebration.
- Our revels now are ended. -- Shakespeare
verb (revels, revelling or reveling, revelled or reveled)
- To make merry; to have a gay, lively time.
- 1997 The Art of Practicing, a Guid to Making Music from the Heart
- : Slowing down doesn't have to feel like holding back. It can be an opportunity to in sounds and sensations, to not be so concerned about where we are going but to enjoy the moment and become comfortable where we are.
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| revere |
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noun
- a revers
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| Reykjavik |
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proper noun
- The capital of Iceland.
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| Rhine |
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proper noun the Rhine
- A river that flows through Switzerland, Germany, west Bavaria, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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| Rhineland |
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noun
- general name for the land on both sides of the river Rhine in the west of Germany
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| Rhineland-Palatinate |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
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| Rhode Island |
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proper noun
- A (USstate) Capital: Providence.
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| Rhodes |
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proper noun
- An island of the Dodecanese, Greece, in the Aegean Sea.
- A town on the island of Rhodes and the capital of the Dodecanese.
- A france, french town situated in w:Moselle, Moselle department, w:Lorraine, Lorraine
- A Fender electric piano
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| Rhone |
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proper noun
- (rivers) A river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea.
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| Richardson |
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proper noun
- an English patronymic surname from the given name Richard
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| Richmond |
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proper noun - Richmond upon Thames, a suburb of London in the United Kingdom.
- The capital of Virginia in United States of America.
- One of the five boroughs of New York City, comprising Staten Island.
- Also the names of many other places in the world — see w:Richmond, the Wikipedia article.
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| Ridley |
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proper noun
- an English surname
- a male or female given name derived from the surname
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| RIF |
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initialism
- Reading is Fundamental
- reduction in force, Reduction in Force
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| Riga |
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proper noun
- The capital of Latvia.
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| Rimini |
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proper noun
- Province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Capital of the province of Rimini: a port and resort.
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| Ringwood |
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proper noun
- A town in Hampshire, England
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| Rio Branco |
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proper noun
- State capital of Acre (Brazil).
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| Rio de Janeiro |
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proper noun
- State in southeastern Brazil.
- Capital of Rio de Janeiro state and former capital of Brazil.
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| Rio Grande do Norte |
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proper noun - State in north-eastern Brazil which has Natal as its capital.
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| Rio Grande do Sul |
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proper noun - State in southern Brazil which has Porto Alegre as its capital.
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| Riverside |
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proper noun
- A district of Cardiff, Wales, located by the w:River Taff, River Taff
- A name common to a number of districts, cities and counties.
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| Riyadh |
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proper noun
- Capital of Saudi Arabia.
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| Rochester |
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proper noun
- A city name, originally of the w:Rochester, Medway, Rochester in Kent, England.
- A British surname.
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| Rockies |
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proper noun
- Plural of Rocky.
the Rockies
- The Rocky Mountains, a mountain range in North America.
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| Rogers |
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proper noun
- an English patronymic surname derived from Roger
- a town in Arkansas
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| ROK |
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initialism - Republic of Korea (South Korea)
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| Rom. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the book of Romans, an epistle in the New Testament of the Bible.
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| Roma |
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proper noun
- A people believed to have originated in India and now found throughout Europe, particularly Eastern Europe; the people known as Gypsy, Gypsies.
- An Austronesian language of Indonesia.
- A variety of tomato.
- A city in Texas on the Rio Grande, pop. (2000) 9,617 (see w:Roma, Texas, Roma, Texas in Wikipedia)
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| Romania |
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proper noun
- A country in South-Eastern Europe, bordered by Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine.
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| Rome |
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proper noun
- A province of Latium, Italy.
- A city, the capital of the province of Latium and also of Italy.
- The Roman Empire
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| Roosevelt |
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proper noun
- American surname of Dutch origin, derived from words meaning rose and open country; borne by two Presidents of U.S.
- (context, mostly, US) (given name, male) given in honor of the Presidents.
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| Roseau |
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proper noun
- The capital of Dominica.
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| Rostock |
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proper noun
- A city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
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| Roswell |
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proper noun
- A town in New Mexico, known for its UFO landing reports.
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| Rotterdam |
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proper noun
- A city and port in the Netherlands.
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| Rouen |
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proper noun
- A historical city in Haute-Normandie, Normandie, France
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| Roumania |
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proper noun - (archaic) An older spelling of Romania.
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| Roy |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
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| RSA |
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noun - (initialism) (cryptography) the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman encryption algorithm
- (initialism) Royal Society of Arts
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| RSFSR |
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initialism
- (historical) The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917"1991), largest republic of the USSR.
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| Rubicon |
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proper noun
- (rivers) An ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy which flows into the Adriatic Sea. It marked the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 BC began a civil war.
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| Rugby |
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proper noun
- A town in Warwickshire, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated
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| Rumania |
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proper noun
- (archaic) An older spelling of Romania.
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| Ruse |
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proper noun
- a town in northeastern Bulgaria
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| Russia |
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proper noun
- Country in Asia and Europe. Official name: Russian Federation.
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| Russian Federation |
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proper noun Russian federation, Federation
- formerly a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Russia.
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| Rutland |
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proper noun
- A small inland county of England bordered by Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.
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| Rwanda |
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proper noun
- Country in Eastern Africa. Official name: Rwandese Republic.
- A Bantu language of Rwanda; also known as Kinyarwanda.
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| rye |
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noun
- A grass, Secale cereale, or its grains used for food and fodder. Scientific name: Secale cereale.
- Rye whisky.
- Rye bread.
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