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Rajoy Brey, Mariano
(Encyclopedia) Rajoy Brey, MarianoRajoy Brey, Marianomärēäˈnō rähoiˈ brā [key], 1955–, Spanish political leader, b. Santiago de Compostela. The son of a prominent Galician lawyer, he received (1978)…Rajputana
(Encyclopedia) RajputanaRajputanaräjˌp&oobreve;täˈnə [key], historic region, NW India; roughly coextensive with the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The name means “land of the Rajputs.” Rajput…Ballet Theatre
(Encyclopedia) Ballet Theatre: see American Ballet Theatre.Rajputs
(Encyclopedia) RajputsRajputsräjˈp&oomacr;ts [key] [Sanskrit,=son of a king], dominant people of Rajputana, an historic region now almost coextensive with the state of Rajasthan, NW India. The…Rajshahi
(Encyclopedia) RajshahiRajshahiräjshäˈhē [key], formerly Rampur BoaliaRajshahirämˈp&oobreve;r bōäˈlēä [key], city (1991 pop. 318,000), W central Bangladesh, on the Ganges River. It is the…rake
(Encyclopedia) rake, farm implement consisting of a row of straight or curved teeth of metal or wood attached to a bar or frame. It is used for gathering hay or grain into piles; for clearing fields…Rakhine State
(Encyclopedia) Rakhine StateRakhine Stateräkēnˈ [key], formerly ArakanRakhine Stateărəkănˈ, äräkänˈ [key], state (1983 pop. 2,045,891), 14,194 sq mi (36,762 sq km), W Myanmar, extending along the Bay…Rakhmon, Emomali
(Encyclopedia) Rakhmon, Emomali, 1952–, Tajik political leader. His surname was Rahkmonov until 2007, when he called for Tajiks to revive their traditions and derussify their names. Rakhmon was the…Rákóczy
(Encyclopedia) RákóczyRákóczyräˈkôtsĭ [key], noble Hungarian family that played an important role in the history of Transylvania and Hungary in the 17th and 18th cent. Sigismund Rákóczy, 1544–1608,…Rákosi, Mátyás
(Encyclopedia) Rákosi, MátyásRákosi, Mátyásmäˈtyäs räˈkōshē [key], 1892–1971, Hungarian Communist politician. An associate of Bela Kun and later a disciple of Joseph Stalin, Rákosi was one of the…Trending
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