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ria

[ ree-uh ]

noun

  1. a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.


ria

1

/ ˈriːə /

noun

  1. a long narrow inlet of the seacoast, being a former valley that was submerged by a rise in the level of the sea. Rias are found esp on the coasts of SW Ireland and NW Spain
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RIA

2

abbreviation for

  1. Royal Irish Academy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ria1

First recorded in 1895–1900, ria is from the Spanish word ría river
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ria1

C19: from Spanish, from rio river
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Example Sentences

And so the “Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria” in this number earns it a spot on my list.

RT was founded by the Russian state owned news agency RIA Novosti, which has been around since the days of the Soviet Union.

RIA-Novosti, formed in 1941 and with reporters based in over 45 countries, was the last vestige of respectable state media.

"A compromise is still possible," the Russian official told RIA Novosti.

To bear the victor's hard commands, or bring The weight of waters from Hype'ria's spring.

Ale'ria, one of the Amazons, and the best beloved of the ten wives of Guido the Savage.

Mr. Parlin took a carriage at the depot, and he and Dotty had a very pleasant drive to "Aunt 'Ria's."

Her first act, after reaching Aunt 'Ria's was to look in the little box for her precious pearl.

She was talking to 'Ria, who was going back and forth, doing something in the kitchen.

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