Raffles
Pronunciation: /ˈɹæfəlz/
The English word “Raffles” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
Etymology
May come from a Scandinavian source like Old Norse refr (“fox”) + hol (“hole”), or comes from Raphael, with a patronymic suffix -s.
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