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Raffles

Raffles may refer to:

People: Sir Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), a British statesman and founder of Singapore.

Schools: Raffles College of Design and Commerce, a private education provider in Sydney, Australia
Raffles Girls' Primary School, an all-girls primary school in Singapore
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), an all-girls secondary school in Singapore
Raffles Institution (Secondary), the all-boys secondary section of the oldest school in Singapore
Raffles Institution (Junior College), the junior college section of the oldest school in Singapore
National University of Singapore, which used to be called Raffles College
Raffles International Christian School, a school in Indonesia

In business: Raffles City, a shopping mall in Singapore
The Raffles Hotel in Singapore, named after Stamford Raffles
Raffles International, a chain of hotels, owner of the Raffles Hotel
Raffles (cigarette), an economy brand made by Philip Morris

In fiction: A. J. Raffles, a fictional gentleman thief in a series of books by E. W. Hornung
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (play), a stage adaptation by E. W. Hornung and Eugene W. Presbrey (Broadway 1903 to 1904, revival 1910)
Raffles The Amateur Cracksman (1917 film), silent film of original stage play starring John Barrymore.
Raffles (1925 film), a silent adaptation starring House Peters
Raffles (1930 film), a sound adaption starring Ronald Colman
The Return of Raffles, a 1933 film starring George Barraud
Raffles (1939 film), another adaptation, starring David Niven
Raffles (TV series) a 1977 television adaptation starring Anthony Valentine
Raffles, Gentleman Thug, a comic strip and its main character, a parody of A. J. Raffles
Raffles (Lord Lister), a fictional German pulp hero originally with similarities to A. J. Raffles
Raffles Haw, a fictional character in a moralistic story by A. Conan Doyle
Raffles Hotel, a book by Ryu Murakami that takes place in the Raffles Hotel

Other uses: The Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore
The plural of raffle, a game of chance involving numbered tickets
Raffles (horse), a famous Arabian horse stallion

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Raffles" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese.


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