English Explanatory Dictionary

rada

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
  2. A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
name
  1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Ukrainian female given name Ра́да (Ráda)
noun
  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Dahomeyan origin, chiefly associated with warmth and benevolence.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of rada.

Word forms

rada radas

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.

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