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rā
1[ rah ]
noun
- the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Ra
2[ rah ]
noun
- a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).
Ra
3- radium.
RA
4- regular army.
R.A.
5abbreviation for
- rear admiral.
- Astronomy. right ascension.
- royal academician.
- Royal Academy.
RA
1abbreviation for
- rear admiral
- astronomy right ascension
- (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
- (in Britain) Royal Artillery
- Argentina (international car registration)
Ra
2the chemical symbol for
- radium
Ra
3/ rɑː /
noun
- the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent
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Example Sentences
Her choice for Desert Island Discs ranged from “The Drinking Song” by Verdi to “Ra Ra Rasputin” by Boney M.
At opening of the RA exhibition, some of his key recruits—from Gormley to novelist Ian McEwan—were gathered.
Ra was the sun-god, especially worshipped at Heliopolis,--the symbol of light and heat.
His image is found standing on the oldest monument, a form of Ra, the light of the lower world, and king and judge of Hades.
The priestly city of On, a sort of university town, was consecrated to the worship of Ra, the sun.
Mu ra ka mag napildi sa sugal, You look as if you lost in gambling.
Mapúkan ra ang hiwing pamunúan, The crooked administration will some day be brought down.
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