ra

intj

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of rah (“exclamation of encouragement”).

   “"You guys are doing great. Ra ra ra! Go get 'em, guys."”

   “Ra-ra and all that. So cheerleaders have a harder time climbing flights of stairs?”

   “"Ra! Ra! You can do it! Ra! Ra! Just get to it!"”

name

1. (Egyptian)The Egyptian god of the Sun.
2. A province of Fiji.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).

   “When I first joined the Ra they said, ' You'll either be maimed, or killed and if you're lucky, just have to spend half your life in prison'.”

   “Dan's excuse for leavin was the Ra.”

   “Another one sung by Celtic fans is 'ooh ahh up the Ra', which is described as an Irish rebel song by some.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Royal Academy.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Royal Artillery: a regiment in the British Army.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Republic of Armenia.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Resident Advisor.
8. The Provisional Irish Republican Army.

   “Up the RA!”

   “Good old Austin [Currie] was quick to say we hadn't and it wasn't a vote for the RA.”

   “If he joins the RA he sees himself as a free man one day walking down the streets of New York.”

   “Aside from the RA inner core (of around 200 or so), AFA's periphery – not all of whom supported RA's Irish Republicanism – comprised students, anarchists, non-aligned anti-fascists, former hunt saboteurs, and even football casuals.”

noun

1. Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of average roughness
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of receptor agonist.

   “GLP-1 RA”

5. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of republic act.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of rescue ambulance.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of research assistant.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of resident assistant: a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning).
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of restricted area: an area that only authorized people can enter.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of rheumatoid arthritis.
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of right ascension.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of right atrium.
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of roughness average
15. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Royal Academician: a member of the Royal Academy of Arts.

phrase

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Arabicرَضِيَ ٱللهُ عَنْهُ (raḍiya llāhu ʕanhu, “may God be pleased with him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour companions of Muhammad (and by extension, the pious deceased in some usage).

   “Abu Bakr (RA), a companion of Muhammad (PBUH).”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Arabicرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَيْهِ (raḥmatu llāhi ʕalayhi, “may God have mercy on him”): a suffixal honorific used to honour the deceased.

   “Muhammad Ali Jinnah (RA) is known as the Father of Pakistan.”