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RAF

abbr.

1. Red Army Faction

2. Royal Air Force

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RAF

(Not standard ræf)

abbreviation for

(Military) Royal Air Force

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RAF

or R.A.F.,

Royal Air Force.

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Noun	1.	RAF - the airforce of Great Britain Royal Air Force air force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
	2.	RAF - a Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 Red Army Faction act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

Translations

RAF

királyi légi haderõ

RAF

[ˌɑːreɪˈɛf] n abbr (British)
He's in the RAF → Il est dans la R.A.F. = Royal Air Force

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RAF

abbr of Royal Air Force → königliche (britische) Luftwaffe

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