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4,677 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

RPDC
proper noun
DPRK (initialism of République populaire démocratique de Corée (“Democratic People's Republic of Korea”), official name of North Korea: a country in East Asia)
RPL
proper noun
initialism of République populaire de Lougansk (“LPR”)
RPQ
noun, masculine
erotic roleplay
RRO
noun, feminine
MMR
RRR
noun, feminine
An initialism for the three types of commercial discounts: remise, rabais and ristourne.
RSA
noun, masculine
initialism of revenu de solidarité active, a French social welfare benefit.
RSF
proper noun
initialism of Reporters sans frontières
RSR
proper noun
initialism of Radio Suisse Romande, the Swiss-French radio station
RSS
proper noun
RSS
RSS
proper noun
SSR
RSVP
phrase
initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît; initialism of réservez s'il vous plaît
RTB
proper noun
initialism of Radio-Télévision Belge
RTBF
proper noun
initialism of Radio-Télévision belge de la Communauté française.
RTC
proper noun
initialism of Réseau de transport de la Capitale, a transport agency serving Quebec City
RTFM
phrase
initialism of regarde ton foutu manuel (look at your fucking manual)
RTG
noun, feminine
Gas Turbine Trainset (a gas turbine-powered train from France)
RTL
proper noun
initialism of Radio Télévision Luxembourg.
RTM
proper noun
initialism of Réseau de transport métropolitain, a transport agency serving Greater Montreal in Canada, also branded Exo; initialism of Régie de transports métropolitains, a transport operator serving Marseille; initialism of Radiodiffusion télévision marocaine
RTNC
proper noun
initialism of Radio-Télévision Nationale Congolaise (“Congolese National Radio and Television”), a state owned public broadcaster of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
RTS
proper noun
initialism of Radio Télévision Suisse, the Swiss-French public service broadcaster
RTSR
proper noun
initialism of Radio Télévision Suisse Romande, the Swiss-French public service broadcaster
RU
proper noun
initialism of Royaume-Uni
RU-486
proper noun
RU-486: mifepristone: synonym of mifépristone
RU-486
noun, masculine
RU-486: mifépristone: A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone
RVB
noun, feminine
initialism of rouge, vert, bleu (RGB)
Rabat
proper noun
Rabat (the capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco)
Rabelais
proper noun
a surname
Rabourdin
proper noun
a surname
Rachac
proper noun
French toponym encountered in Ariège and Haute-Garonne
Rachel
proper noun
Rachel (biblical figure); a female given name
Rachelle
proper noun
a female given name, variant of Rachel
Rachid
proper noun
a male given name from Arabic; a surname from Arabic
Racht
proper noun
Rasht (a city in Iran)
Rade
proper noun
alternative spelling of Rhade
Radegonde
proper noun
a female given name from the Germanic languages
Radisson
proper noun
Radisson: a surname
Radulescu
proper noun
a surname from Romanian
Radé
proper noun
alternative spelling of Rhade
Rahim
proper noun
a surname from Arabic
Raiche
proper noun
a surname, variant of Raîche
Raimond
proper noun
a male given name from Old Occitan, of historical usage, equivalent to English Raymond
Rainville
proper noun
a surname
Raiponce
proper noun
Rapunzel (German fairy tale); Rapunzel (eponymous fairy tale protagonist); a female given name from the Revolutionary period
Rajasthan
proper noun
Rajasthan (a state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana)
Rakotoharivelo
proper noun
a surname from Malagasy
Raków
proper noun
Raków (Polish town 1569–1869 and village 1869–present, important centre of Socinianism in the 16th–17th CC.)
Ral
adjective
abbreviation of régional
Rameau
proper noun
a surname
Rami
proper noun
a surname
Ramond
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Ramounichou
proper noun
French toponym encountered in Aude and Haute-Garonne
Ramounichoux
proper noun
French toponym encountered in Fa, Aude
Ranchien
proper noun
a farm in Marolles-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France
Rancourt
proper noun
a surname
Ranger
proper noun
a surname
Rangueil
proper noun
a neighborhood of Toulouse, Occitania, France
Rangueil
proper noun
a surname from Occitan
Rannée
proper noun
Rannée (a village in Ille-et-Vilaine department, Brittany, France)
Rantonnet
proper noun
a surname
Raoul
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Ralph