raya
/R EY1 AH0/noun
- 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.
- 2
A surname.
- 3
Alternative form of rayah. [(derogatory) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.]
- 4
(Malaysia, informal) Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.
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