Lexicographical Neighbors of Raias
Literary usage of Raias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Modern Europe by Merrick Whitcomb (1903)
"Society in the Ottoman Empire was divided, therefore, into two great classes,
Mussulmans and raias, as the subject Christian peoples were culled. ..."
2. A Political History of Europe, Since 1814, by Charles Seignobos (1901)
"The old inhabitants, who were still Christians and had become raias (flocks),
strangers in the Ottoman state, could not, in principle, either enter the army ..."
3. Through the Heart of Asia: Over the Pamïr to India. by Gabriel Bonvalot (1889)
"If the bankers are justified in demanding repayment of the sums they have advanced,
are the raias of Asia Minor to be blamed ..."
4. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts by Antonio Vieyra (1813)
"... т. a. assolar, ou devastar as fronteiras ou ar- raias. Bootes, i. ...
Titc borden of a country, as ar- raias, fronteiras, ou limites de hum paiz ..."
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