Raffles may refer to:
People
*Sir
Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British statesman, Lieutenant Governor of Java and founder of Singapore in 1819
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Thomas Raffles
Thomas Raffles (1788–1863) was an English Congregational minister, known as a dominant nonconformist figure at the Great George Street Congregational Church in Liverpool, and as an abolitionist and historian.
Early life
The only son of Willi ...
(1788–1863), English Congregational minister
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Frank Boucher (1901–1977), Canadian ice hockey player and executive nicknamed "Raffles"
Schools
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Raffles Girls' Primary School, an all-girls primary school in Singapore
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Raffles Girls' School
Raffles Girls' School (RGS) is an independent girls' secondary school located in Braddell, Singapore. Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school Raffles Institution, offers a six- ...
, an all-girls secondary school in Singapore
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Raffles Institution, a pre-tertiary educational institution in Singapore
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Raffles Junior College, the formerly independent junior college affiliate of Raffles Institution
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National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...
, formerly known as Raffles College
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Raffles University
Raffles University, Neemrana established by an Act of Rajasthan State Legislative named Raffles University Neemrana Act 2011 and is recognised as per Section 2(f) of the UGC Act is a multidisciplinary University. Raffles University is situated i ...
, Neemrana, Rajasthan, India
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Raffles International Christian School
Raffles Christian School is an international school in Kelapa Gading, Pondok Indah, and Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The school grew from 136 students in 2007 to 3000 in 2018, across three campuses including pre-school, primary, secondary, a ...
, a school in Indonesia
Business
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Raffles City Singapore, a shopping mall
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Raffles City Shanghai, China
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Raffles City Chongqing
Raffles City Chongqing is suite of eight buildings in Yuzhong District, Chongqing, China, developed by Singaporean real estate developer CapitaLand.
Raffles City Chongqing features a 300-metre-long horizontal skybridge called "Crystal" that con ...
, China
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Raffles Hotel in Singapore, named after Stamford Raffles
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts, a chain of luxury hotels
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Fairmont Raffles Hotels International
FRHI Hotels & Resorts (previously known as Fairmont Raffles Hotels International) is a global hotel management company that is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. FRHI is the parent company that manages three brands of hotels: Fairmont, Raffles ...
, a hotel management company and owner of the Raffles Hotel
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Raffles (cigarette), a cigarette brand made by Philip Morris
Fiction
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A. J. Raffles, a fictional gentleman thief in a series of books by E. W. Hornung
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''Raffles'' (1930 film), a sound adaption starring Ronald Colman
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''Raffles'' (1939 film), another adaptation, starring David Niven
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''Raffles'' (1958 film)
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''Raffles'' (TV series), a 1977 television adaptation starring Anthony Valentine
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Raffles (Lord Lister), a fictional German pulp hero originally with similarities to A. J. Raffles
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Raffles Haw, an 1891 fictional character in a moralistic story by A. Conan Doyle
*"Raffles", an episode of the British sitcom ''
Hi-de-Hi!''
Places
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Raffles, Cumbria, a suburb of Carlisle, United Kingdom
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Raffles Bay, Northern Territory, Australia
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Raffles Island, Semersooq, Greenland
Other uses
*The plural of
raffle, a game of chance involving numbered tickets
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Raffles's malkoha (''Rhinortha chlorophaea''), a species of cuckoo
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Raffles (horse)
Raffles was an Arabian stallion foaled in 1926 and imported to the United States by Roger Selby in 1932. Raffles was bred by Lady Wentworth of the Crabbet Arabian Stud.
Background
Raffles was a son of the Crabbet foundation sire Skowronek, ou ...
, a famous Arabian horse stallion
*The
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, at the National University of Singapore
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''Raffles'' (video game), a 1991 video game released on Atari ST and Amiga
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Raffles v Wichelhaus''
864EWHC Exch J19, a leading case on mutual mistake in English contract law
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