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*[[Rai (India)]], an Indian title |
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*[[Rai (Punjabi surname)]], a Punjabi surname |
*[[Rai (Punjabi surname)]], a Punjabi surname |
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*Rai (<small>Kanji</small> {{lang|ja|雷}}, <small>Hiragana</small> {{lang|ja|らい}}), a Japanese surname derived from the Chinese [[Lei (surname)|Lei]] ({{lang|zh|雷}}) |
*Rai (<small>Kanji</small> {{lang|ja|雷}}, <small>Hiragana</small> {{lang|ja|らい}}), a Japanese surname derived from the Chinese [[Lei (surname)|Lei]] ({{lang|zh|雷}}) |
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Revision as of 10:15, 22 May 2016
Rai may refer to:
Acronyms
- RAI, Radiotelevisione Italiana, an Italian broadcasting company
- RAI, radioactive iodine, in the medical context of the treatment of thyroid problems
- Praia International Airport in Cape Verde, IATA airport code
- Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
- Islamic Republic of Iran Railways
- Réseau Aérien Interinsulaire, a former name of the airline Air Tahiti
Fictional characters
- Rai (comics), fictional character from Valiant Comics
- Rai Bakuoh, one of the characters from the fighting game Waku Waku 7
- Rai, the protagonist of the anime Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai
Geography
- Rai (area), a traditional Thai unit of area, equaling 1,600 m²
- Rai, Orne, a commune of the Orne département, in France
- Rai, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
People
- Rai (India), an Indian title
- Rai (Punjabi surname), a Punjabi surname
- Rai (Kanji 雷, Hiragana らい), a Japanese surname derived from the Chinese Lei (雷)
- Anurita Rai, Indian dancer
- Aishwarya Rai, (born 1973) Former Miss World (1994) and Indian Actress
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, or Beshara Rai, incumbent Maronite patriarch in Lebanon
- Bali Rai, young-adult fiction novelist from Leicester, England
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Kannada writer and activist in India
- Lakshmi Rai, South Indian actress
- Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian author, freedrom fighter and politician (1865-1928)
- Prakash Rai, South Indian actor
- Raí, Brazilian football (soccer) player
- Amit Rai Film Director
- Kalpnath Rai politician
- Acharya Kuber Nath Rai Writer
- Viveki Rai Hindi Writer
- Kusum Rai Politician
- Ram Bahadur Rai Journalist
- Jharkhande Rai Ex MP
- Gauri Shankar Rai Ex MP
- Lajpat Rai Doctor
Social and ethnic groups
- Rai (ethnic group), an ethnolinguistic group of Nepal
- Rai (Indian), a title in India, with various related meanings and compound forms of Rajput & Bhumihar caste
Other uses
- Rai dynasty (c. 416–644 CE), a Buddhist dynasty based in Sindh, in modern-day Pakistan
- Raï, a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria, from Bedouin shepherds and evolved into a popular genre
- Rai (Thai: ร่าย), a Thai poetic form used in laws and chronicles
- Rai languages, Dhanwar Rai language
- Rai University, a university in India
- Rai stones, a kind of stone currency used in Yap (Caroline Islands)
- Rai (also Raai), the Hindi term for Mustard seeds
- Rai (paradise) a term for paradise found in Slavic languages
- Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, or RAI for short, is a conference center in Amsterdam the Netherlands
- Rai (film)