riad

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noun

A traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden.

OriginArabic رِيَاض →
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Meanings

riad1

nounriad (plural riads)

plural riads · alternative riyad

  1. A traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden.

    A beautiful riad, full of the works of one of the proprietors, who is a painter and sculptor as well as an interior designer.

    2010, Daniel Jacobs, The Rough Guide to Morocco, Rough Guides UK, →ISBN

Riad2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Riyadh

Origin

  1. Arabicرِيَاض
  2. Englishriad

From Arabic رِيَاض (riyāḍ)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

raidaridIrDAdariRadiAirdDairRidaIraddira
Cite this entry
APA

riad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riad

MLA

“riad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riad.

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