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adj
Of or relating to Sir Stamford Raffles, a British colonial statesman known for his founding of modern Singapore and British Malaya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore, not-comparable
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noun
A current or former student of an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singapore
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History
From Raffles, the surname of Sir Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).
