"Raffles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹæfəlz/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Raffles
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Raffles-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (colloquial) The Raffles Hotel, Singapore. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: Raffles Bay, rafflesia, Rafflesian, Raffles Island, Raffles's malkoha, Rafflesia, Rafflesia arnoldii, Rafflesiaceae Related terms: Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore
    Sense id: en-Raffles-en-name-MBZ1No87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
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          "_dis1": "10 90",
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