Rial
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Rial or RIAL may refer to:
In currency:
- RialRialRial or RIAL may refer to:* Rial Old English for Royal. Geoffrey Chaucer used either Rial or Ryal as in "his rial majesty" when referring to the King...
Old English for Royal. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) used either Rial or Ryal as in "his rial majesty" when referring to the King. The 1913 Webster's Dictionary still carried this definition, but it has been dropped in modern dictionaries. - Rial (surname)Rial (surname)Rial is a surname, family name, or last name . The surname "Rial" is a very old family name and people with that last name can be found in small numbers in several countries of the western world that use the English language and found in significant numbers in Spanish and Portuguese speaking...
- Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning
- Rial Racing, a German Formula One team that raced between 1988 and 1989
- Héctor RialHéctor RialJosé Héctor Rial Laguía was a football player from Argentina who played for Real Madrid between 1954 and 1961. He was part of the team that won five consecutive European Cups...
, a former football player from ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, who had played for San Lorenzo de AlmagroClub Atlético San Lorenzo de AlmagroClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
, NacionalClub Nacional de FootballClub Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
, Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, etc, as well as the Spain national football teamSpain national football teamThe Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque... - Monica Jean Rial, a prolific AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
voice actress for ADV Films and Funimation Entertainment - Jorge RialJorge RialJorge Rial is an Argentine journalist.Rial started working in newspaper media in the early 1980s and he eventually starred in the comic domestic movie Los Extermineitors...
, an Argentina journalist, involved mainly in the yellow press - Noemí RialNoemí RialNoemí Rial is a lawyer and politician from Argentina serving at present as her country’s Secretary of Labor...
, an Argentina Secretary of Labor. - Rial CheadleRial CheadleRial Cheadle of the Ohio Cheadles, was a prominent conductor in the Ohio Underground Railroad. Born at Big Bottom, he, along with the abolitionist Rev. Bennett Roberts, taught school and spoke against slavery...
, a prominent conductorConductor (transportation)A conductor is a member of a railway train's crew that is responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve the actual operation of the train. The title of conductor is most associated with railway operations in North America, but the role of conductor is common to railways...
in the OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
Underground RailroadUnderground RailroadThe Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,... - Ali RialAli RialAli Rial is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for JS Kabylie in the Algerian league.-External links:*...
, an AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
football player - Carlos Pérez Rial, a GalicianGalician peopleThe Galicians are an ethnic group, a nationality whose historical homeland is Galicia in north-western Spain. Most Galicians are bilingual, speaking both their historic language, Galician, and Castilian Spanish.-Political and administrative divisions:...
flatwater canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation .... - Delmar Rial Lowell, a former minister, Civil War veteran, American historian, and genealogist
In currency:
- Spanish realSpanish realThe real was a unit of currency in Spain for several centuries after the mid-14th century, but changed in value relative to other units introduced...
, a former currency of Spain which was the namesake for all the following:- Iranian rialIranian rialThe rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....
, the official currency of Iran - Omani rialOmani rialThe rial is the currency of Oman. It is divided into 1000 baisa .-History:Before 1940, the Indian rupee and the Maria Theresa Thaler were the main currencies circulating in Muscat and Oman, as the state was then known, with rupees circulating on the coast and Thaler in the interior...
, the official currency of Oman - Yemeni rialYemeni rialThe rial or riyal is the currency of Yemen. It is technically divided into 100 fils, although coins denominated in fils have not been issued since Yemeni unification.-History:...
, the official currency of Yemen - Cambodian rielCambodian rielFor earlier Cambodian currencies, see Cambodian tical and Cambodian franc.The riel is the currency of Cambodia. There have been two distinct riel, the first issued between 1953 and May 1975. Between 1975 and 1980, the country had no monetary system. A second currency, also named "riel", has been...
, the official currency of Cambodia - Qatari riyalQatari riyalThe riyal is the currency of the State of Qatar. It is divided into 100 dirham and is abbreviated as either QR or ر.ق .- History :...
, the official currency of Qatar - Saudi riyalSaudi riyalThe Riyal is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is abbreviated as ر.س or SR . It is subdivided into 100 Halalas . The Saudi Ghirsh is 5 Halalas.-History:...
, the official currency of Saudi Arabia - Tunisian rialTunisian rialThe rial was the currency of Tunis until 1891. It was subdivided into 16 kharub , each of 13 fals . The fals was further subdivided into 6 qafsi . The nasri was worth 2 fals. The denomination was often either not given on coins or only indicated by a numeral...
, a former currency of Tunisia - Moroccan rialMoroccan rialThe rial was the currency of Morocco between 1882 and 1921. It was subdivided into 10 dirham, each of 50 mazunas.-History:The rial was introduced when Morocco adopted a modern style coinage in 1882...
, a former currency of Morocco
- Iranian rial
- Portuguese realPortuguese realThe real was the unit of currency of Portugal from around 1430 until 1911. It replaced the dinheiro at the rate of 1 real = 840 dinheiros and was itself replaced by the escudo at a rate of 1 escudo = 1000 réis...
, a former currency of Portugal- Brazilian réis, the plural (and more common) style of a former currency of Brazil
- Brazilian realBrazilian realThe real is the present-day currency of Brazil. Its sign is R$ and its ISO code is BRL. It is subdivided into 100 centavos ....
, the official currency of Brazil