ria

American  

[ree-uh] / ˈri ə /

noun

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

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RIA ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Royal Irish Academy

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ria ² British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of ria

First recorded in 1895–1900, ria is from the Spanish word ría river

Example Sentences

First on Rusk's agenda was a private session with Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Ma ria Castiella y Maiz.

From Time Magazine Archive

Picking it up she read inside the scorched margin: ria kept the keys and now them over to me.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir

“I had thought she was a mort,” said I; “but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me.”

From Danger! and Other Stories by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Trí buidir in betha: robud do throich, airchisecht fri faigdech, cosc mná báithe do drúis. urchuidme ria foidhech N ærcuidmed fri foigeaeh B mná druithi B 84.

From The Triads of Ireland by Meyer, Kuno

"I had thought she was a mort," said I; "but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me."

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

Related Words

• inlet