raffles

What does raffles mean?

raffles means "British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)".

How many syllables are in raffles?

raffles has 2 syllables: raf-fles. The stress falls on "raf". In IPA it is /ˈɹæfəlz/.

What is another word for raffles?

Close synonyms include Sir Thomas Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is raffles a common word?

raffles is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for raffles come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.