See also: raphia

Translingual

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Raphia farinifera (Arecaceae)

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Proper noun

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Raphia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – raffia palms.

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moth
palm

English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw

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Raphia

  1. (historical) Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.

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