Rafflesian

English 2019 January 29 Etymology vertical Thomas Stamford Raffles (ancient portrait).jpg An 1824 engraving of Sir Stamford Raffles by James Thomson Canteen of Raffles Institution (Secondary), Singapore - 20070716.jpg Young Rafflesians (noun sense) – students of Raffles Institution in Singapore – in the school canteen From en Raffles, the surname of Sir Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) en ian suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’. Pronunciation en /ɹəˈfliː.ʒən/ /ɹəˈfliː.ʒɪ.ən/ /ɹəˈfliː.zɪ.ən/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rafflesian1.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rafflesian2.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rafflesian3.wav Southern England en /ɹəˈfli.ʒən/ /ɹəˈfli.ʒi.ən/ /ɹəˈfli.zi.ən/ GA en Raf fles ian Adjective - Of or relating to Sir Stamford Raffles, a British colonial statesman known for his founding of modern Singapore and British Malaya. en [Lady Sophia Raffles, née Sophia Hull] Catalogue of Zoological Specimens Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, F.R.S. &c.Particularly in the Government of Java, 1811–1816, and of Bencoolen and Its Dependencies, 1817–1824; with Details of the Commerce and Resources of the Eastern Archipelago, and Selections from His Correspondence. By His Widow. London John Murray,Albemarle Street 1830 641 https://books.google.com/books?id=PuyMlyjpf3IC&pg=PA641 156191108 A specimen of this species belongs to the Rafflesian collection; but it is believed that it was brought from Borneo, whence Sir Stamford obtained some valuable subjects of Natural History, particularly the two following subjects. en Chan Kwok Bun; Tong Chee Kiong Past Times: A Social History of Singapore Singapore Times Editions 2003 29 978-981-204-916-2 Lee Kong Chian's multilingual and multicultural vision was more moderate and was far more in line with the original Rafflesian vision for education in Singapore—indeed, what the British Government had hoped for the colony. en Tamara S. Wagner Occidentalism in Novels of Malaysia and Singapore, 1819–2004: Colonial and Postcolonial Financial Straits and Literary Style Studies in British Literature 97 Lewiston, N.Y.; Lampeter, Ceredigion, U.K. w:Edwin Mellen Press 2005 96 978-0-7734-6038-6 Untamed, "exotic," Borneo figures as an imperialist outpost of adventure that has run to seed from the beginnings: rotten from within. Lingard, the elusive commercial explorer whose speculation on an inland river ruins Almayer, embodies the circulating myths of a gentlemanly imperialism, of what has been pointedly termed the "Rafflesian aspirations" of Victorian businessman doubling as would-be adventurers of empire, en Singapore Of or relating to an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles. en E[ugene] Wijeysingha The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon: The Story of the Raffles Institution 1823–1985 Singapore Pioneer Book Centre 1989 272 978-981-00-2054-5 But Philip Liau was always in the thick of Rafflesian life and he made his impact in much more subtle and direct ways. His closeness to his teachers was exemplified by the fact that he regarded them with respect and allowed no one to take them for granted. en Singapore Bulletin Singapore Publicity Division, Ministry of Culture 1992 13 2 0303-7169 1008964767 Raffles Junior College, which is 11 years old, is part of the Rafflesian family, and so falls under the umbrella of the Old Rafflesian Association. en Chua Mui Hoong Laments of a girl from RGS w:The Straits Times Singapore 16 November 2003 L16 quoted in Michael D. Barr; Zlatko Skrbiš Sorting the ‘Scholars’ from the ‘Commoners’: Secondary School and Junior College Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-building Project Democracy in Asia no. 11 Copenhagen NIAS Press 2008 199 https://books.google.com/books?id=J67Flara3MIC&pg=PA199 978-87-7694-028-7 RGS [Raffles Girls’ School] gave me a very good education academically. It taught me there were no limits to what I could achieve, if I only tried hard and had talent. Many of us have a deep-seated urge to achieve, whether in school or at work or in our persona life. Rafflesian girls are assertive. Related terms en Raffles rafflesia Rafflesia genus Rafflesia arnoldii species Rafflesiaceae family Raffles's malkoha Translations of or relating to Sir Stamford Raffles of or relating to an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles Noun en Singapore A current or former student of an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles. en Ray [K.] Tyers Singapore, Then & Now 1 Singapore University Education Press 1976 170 2 3844973 By 1961 the first Yang di Pertuan Negara (a former Rafflesian) of self-governing Singapore, Enche Yusof bin Ishak, addressed the school on founder's day – one of the grandest of all founder's day celebrations in the school's history. en E[ugene] Wijeysingha The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon: The Story of the Raffles Institution 1823–1985 Singapore Pioneer Book Centre 1989 139 978-981-00-2054-5 One does not, of course, have to read this article to know the character of this old boy [David Saul Marshall]. Many a praise is yet sung by the school and its pupils of this old Rafflesian. en Tan Guan Heng First Career Woman Ambassador: Zaibedah Ahmad 100 Inspiring Rafflesians: 1823–2003 Singapore World Scientific Publishing Co. 2008 7 https://books.google.com/books?id=elthDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 978-981-277-946-5 Zaibedah Ahmad comes from a family of distinguished Rafflesians. It is indeed rare to find four members of the same family having made significant contributions to the nation in their different professions – diplomacy, aviation, the judiciary and academia. They are outstanding examples of the Rafflesian diaspora who have found fame abroad. Translations current or former student of an educational institution named after Sir Stamford Raffles Further reading Stamford Raffles en eponyms