English Explanatory Dictionary

Rab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
  2. A town on the above island.
name
  1. A male given name, Scottish version of Rob, from Robert.

Word forms

Rab

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Rab, ultimately derived from a substrate root *Arb-, as apparent in Ancient Greek Ἄρβα (Árba), Latin Arba and Italian Arbe.

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