rai

American  

[rahy] / raɪ /

noun

1. a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.

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rai British  

/ raɪ /

noun

1. a type of Algerian popular music based on traditional Algerian music influenced by modern Western pop

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Etymology

Origin of rai

First recorded in 1985–90; from Algerian French raï, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Algerian Arabic (ha er-)ray “(here is the) view, (that's the) thinking,” a phrase often used in the songs

Example Sentences

Defending their lifestyle as one "without stress" and in harmony with nature, Australian Catherine Birmingham and Briton Nathan Trevallion told national broadcaster Rai this month that their children were "growing up better" in their home in the woods.

From Barron's

A tour of the home given to Rai showed a wood-burning stove in a kitchen, colourful children's beds covered with stuffed animals, and Christmas lights strewn about the home.

From Barron's

"The children are happy, healthy. We haven't done anything wrong if we want to return to nature," Birmingham told Rai in halting Italian.

From Barron's

“They were under control, were poised and made big plays when they had to,” Granada Hills first-year coach Rai Colston said of Caruthers.

From Los Angeles Times

First-year coach Rai Colston was let go at El Camino Real and achieved immediate success with the Highlanders.

From Los Angeles Times