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raya

noun
ra·​ya
variants: or rayah \ ˈrīə \
plural -s

Definition of raya

: a subject Christian peasant under the Ottoman empire

History and Etymology for raya

Turkish rāiyye, from Arabic raʽīyah flock, herd

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