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Ravenclaw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹeɪvənˌklɔː/
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noun

Meaning 1

A person having traits associated with Ravenclaw house from the Harry Potter series, including intelligence, creativity, and love of learning or an affinity for eagles or the colours blue and bronze.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, from raven + claw.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉文克勞 /拉文克劳 (Lāwénkèláo) — Harry Potter house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雷文克勞 /雷文克劳 (Léiwénkèláo) — Harry Potter house
  • Czech: Havraspár — Harry Potter house
  • Finnish: Korpinkynsi — Harry Potter house
  • French: Serdaigle — Harry Potter house
  • Hebrew: רייבנקלו (reyvenklo) — Harry Potter house
  • Hindi: चीलघात (cīlghāt) — Harry Potter house
  • Hungarian: Hollóhát — Harry Potter house
  • Italian: Corvonero — Harry Potter house
  • Japanese: レイブンクロー (Reibenkurō) — Harry Potter house
  • Portuguese: Corvinal — Harry Potter house
  • Russian: Ко́гтевран (Kógtevran) — Harry Potter house
  • Russian: когревранец (kogrevranec) — person having traits associated with the house