The Raffle (Italian: La riffa) is a 1991 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Francesco Laudadio. It marked the film debut of Monica Bellucci...
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A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each of which has the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners...
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Look up Raffles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raffles may refer to: Sir Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British statesman, Lieutenant Governor of Java...
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A meat raffle is a tradition of raffling off meat, often in pubs and bars in Australia, in some areas of Britain and the US, and in Western Canada. A...
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Most often the chicken is prepared by a butcher, but live chickens are sometimes raffled. The chook raffle is a special case of a meat raffle, but is more...
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Raffles Holdings was the parent company of Raffles International, owned by Temasek Holdings which is the investment arm of the Singapore government. In...
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Tombola (game) (redirect from Tombola (raffle))
originated in Southern Italy. A variation of the game is a popular form of raffle in the UK and elsewhere around the world. Tombola is a traditional game played...
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Raffles Hospital (abbreviation: RH)(Chinese: 莱佛士医院 : Lái fú shì yīyuàn) is a tertiary care private hospital of the Raffles Medical Group, a private healthcare...
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2948889; 103.8544806 Raffles Singapore is a historic luxury hotel at 1 Beach Road, in Singapore. It was established by Armenian hoteliers, the Sarkies Brothers...
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts is a Singaporean chain of luxury hotels which traces its roots to 1887 with the opening of the original Raffles Hotel in Singapore...
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Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between...
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Raffles City stands for several skyscraper buildings: Raffles City Bahrain Raffles City Beijing Raffles City Chengdu Raffles City Chongqing Raffles City...
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Raffles v Wichelhaus [1864] EWHC Exch J19, often called "The Peerless" case, is a leading case on mutual mistake in English contract law. The case established...
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Raffles Istanbul is a 5-star hotel in Istanbul that is managed by Raffles Hotels & Resorts. The hotel opened on September 1, 2014. Designed by Emre Arolat...
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One Raffles Quay (Chinese: 莱佛士码头一号) is an office building complex located at Raffles Place, the central business district of Singapore. Designed by Kohn...
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"The Raffles Relics" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders...
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Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae). It was formerly often placed in Phaenicophaeus with the other malkohas...
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Allister. It is based on the A.J. Raffles stories by EW Hornung and inspired by the success of the 1930 American film Raffles, to which it serves as a...
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Raffles or the Raffles Estate is a suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom. The estate consists mainly of council built and Housing association properties...
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A school gun raffle is a fund-raising technique used by schools in the United States. Winners must stipulate their eligibility to own a gun and take delivery...
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J. Raffles (usually called A. J. Raffles) is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. W. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator...
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Raffles Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Pulau Satumu in the Singapore Strait, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the main island of Singapore...
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Franki Raffles (17 October 1955 – 6 December 1994) was a feminist social documentary photographer, best known for her work on the Zero Tolerance campaign...
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registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 founded by Late Shri Vinod Kumar Gomber with trustees, is the sponsoring body of Raffles University. It offers...
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leave the house, especially after finding out Kitty and Alice lied about the cat raffle. Kitty convinces her to stay, but she is still agitated by the presence...
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Ltd. Raffles City Chongqing features a 300-metre-long horizontal skybridge called the "Crystal" that connects the top of four of the skycrapers. The skybridge...
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is under the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts umbrella. Raffles Praslin was the first Raffles resort to be built and is home to the original Raffles Signature...
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The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum at the National...
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Raffles (also known as Players in the United States; now Virginia S by Raffles) was a British brand of cigarettes which was owned and manufactured by Philip...
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appeared in the action film Sheroes, her first feature film role in 10 years. Also in 2023, Jackson received scrutiny for hosting a $5 raffle with a MacBook...
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