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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish رعایا (re'aya), from Arabic رَعَايَا (raʕāyā), plural of رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “herd, flock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾaˈʝas/
- Hyphenation: ρα‧γιάς
Noun
ραγιάς • (ragiás) m (plural ραγιάδες)
- rayah
- (by extension, derogatory) vassal, subordinate
- Synonyms: υποτελής (ypotelís), υπόδουλος (ypódoulos)
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