Rata may refer to:
Biology
* Some plants of the genus ''Metrosideros'' from New Zealand, including:
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Metrosideros albiflora'' (Large white rātā)
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Metrosideros bartlettii'' (Bartlett's rātā or Cape Reinga white rātā)
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Metrosideros carminea'' (Carmine rātā)
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Metrosideros colensoi'' (Colenso's rātā)
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Metrosideros diffusa'' (White rātā)
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Metrosideros fulgens'' (Scarlet rātā)
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Metrosideros parkinsonii'' (Parkinson's rātā)
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Metrosideros perforata'' (Small white rātā)
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Metrosideros robusta'' (Northern rātā)
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Metrosideros umbellata'' (Southern rātā)
* The mangosteen tree ''
Garcinia dulcis'' of Indonesia
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''Rata'' (crab), a genus of crabs
Mythology
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Rātā (Māori mythology)
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Rata (Tahitian mythology)
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Rata (Tuamotu mythology)
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Laka
In Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of two different popular heroes from Polynesian mythology. (In other parts of Polynesia they are known as Rātā, Rata, Lata, Ata, or Lasa).
In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the son of the '' Ali'i nui'' W ...
, a figure in Hawaiian mythology
Places
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Rata, New Zealand, near
Hunterville
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Tanah Rata
Tanah Rata is a town located in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The name "tanah rata" means ''flat ground'' in Malay and it refers to the relatively flat area on which the town is located amidst this highland region. It has an elevati ...
, a town in Malaysia
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Malaya Rata
Malaya Rata is the mountain areas of central Sri Lanka.
It is also one of the three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka, with Rajarata
Rajarata ā dja ra tə(Meaning: King's country) ( Sinhala: රජරට) (Tamil: ரஜரட) was ...
, a region of Sri Lanka
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Maya Rata
The Maya Rata (Principality of), also known as the Kingdom of Dakkinadesa, was a principality or an administrative region of the
Sinhalese kingdom. It was located in the Southwestern part of Sri Lanka, bordered the Deduru Oya. Its last capita ...
, medieval kingdom in Sri Lanka
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Te Rata Bridge, New Zealand
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Rata (Bug), a tributary of the river
Bug in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Rivers in Romania
* Rața, a tributary of the
Dâmbovnic in Argeș County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Izvorul Alb in Bacău County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Lunca in Harghita County
* Rața, a tributary of the
Uz in Bacău County
Other
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Rata (name)
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Rață
* ''Rata'' ("rat"), nickname of the
Polikarpov I-16 fighter in the Spanish Civil War
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Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority, earlier in Finnish ''Rahoitustarkastuslaitos'' Rata
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TxpA-RatA toxin-antitoxin system
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The TxpA/RatA toxin-antitoxin system was first identified in '' Bacillus subtilis''. It consists of a non-coding 222nt sRNA called RatA (RNA anti-toxin A) and a protein toxin named TxpA (Toxic protein A).
RatA was discovered in intergeni ...
(RNA anti-toxin A)
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Rata Blanca, an Argentinian heavy metal band
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''Rata Blanca'' (album), their 1988 album
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Rata Blanca VII
Rata Blanca ("White Rat" in English) is an Argentine heavy metal band, formed in 1986.
History Beginnings
The guitarist Walter Giardino replaced Osvaldo Civile in V8 for a little time, and left the band when his songs were rejected. His ...
'', their 1997 album
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Rata railway station, a former station on the North Island Main Trunk, New Zealand
See also
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Pro rata
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