Rix or RIX may refer to:
Places
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Rix, Jura
Rix, often called Rix-Trébief, is a Communes of France, commune in the Jura (department), Jura Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Rix-Trébief is located ...
, a commune in France
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Rix, Nièvre
Rix is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Ad ...
, a commune in France
People
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Rix (surname) Rix is surname with German origins.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Brian Rix (1924–2016), English actor and charity worker
* Carl Barnett Rix (1908 - 1946), President of the Milwaukee Bar Association, President of the Wisconsin Sta ...
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Rix Robinson
Eduardo Rix Robinson (August 28, 1789 – January 12, 1875) was an American fur trader and politician. He was the first permanent Euro-American settler of Kent County, Michigan, a representative to the state constitutional convention of 1850 and ...
(1789–1875), Michigan pioneer
Other uses
* ''Rix'', a
Gaulish
Gaulish is an extinct Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, ...
word meaning "
king
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"; cognate with the ancient Gaelic word ''
Rí
Rí, or commonly ríg (genitive), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'. It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same, in modern Scottis ...
'', as well as the Latin ''
Rex'' and the Sanskrit ''
Rājan
Raja (; from , IAST ') is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The title has a long ...
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Baron Rix
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, ...
, a British life peerage in Whitehall
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Rix Centre The Rix Centre is a British charitable research and development centre that was founded in 2004. The Centre, based at the University of East London, explores the uses of new media technology for the benefit of the learning disability community. It ...
, a British charitable organization
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J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd, a fuel, oil, and shipping company
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Reykjavik Internet Exchange
Reykjavik Internet Exchange (RIX) is an internet exchange point located in Reykjavík, Iceland, founded in 1999. It is operated by ISNIC, the same organisation that oversees the registration of Iceland's ccTLD, ' .is'. Its primary site, RIX-TG, ...
(RIX), an Internet Exchange Point in Reykjavík, Iceland
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Riga International Airport
RIX Riga Airport (; ) is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to 107 destinations as of September 2024. It serves as a hub for airBaltic, SmartLynx Airlines a ...
(IATA code RIX), in Latvia
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Ricks (disambiguation)
Ricks may refer to:
People
* Andre Ricks (born 1996), American basketball player
* Bob Ricks (21st century), American police chief
* Christopher Ricks
Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks (born 18 September 1933) is a British literary critic and ...
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Rick (disambiguation)
Rick may refer to:
People
*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
*Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...
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RIXS
Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) is an advanced X-ray spectroscopy technique.
In the last two decades RIXS has been widely exploited to study the electronic, magnetic and structural properties of quantum materials and molecules. It is ...
, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
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Rixe
Rixe & Co. was a German bicycle, moped, and small motorcycle manufacturer with a factory in Brake, Bielefeld, Germany from 1921 to 1984.
Rixe & Co. produced 5.5 million units during that time and employed 1000 people at their peak.
Rixe Bicyc ...
, German bicycle/moped/motorcycle factory
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