Riga

[ ree-guh ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic between Latvia and Estonia. 90 miles (145 km) long.

Riga

/ ˈriːɡə /

noun

1. the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Western Dvina on the Baltic Sea: a port and major trading centre since Viking times. Pop: 739 232 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

As he walked across a big new terminal in the Latvian capital Riga, he also cited cultural issues.

From BBC

At Belfast Magistrates' Court, 58-year-old Glen Kane of Riga Street in the city was charged with possessing written material intended or likely to stir up hatred or arouse fear.

From BBC

The match, which was moved to Riga because of the ongoing war in Gaza, went ahead despite Basketball Ireland facing pressure to boycott the fixture.

From BBC

“If Ukraine were given seven such systems today, people in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Odessa would not be dying,” Mr. Zelensky said during a news conference in Riga, Latvia’s capital, on Thursday.

From New York Times

“He is afraid to give up power,” Dmitry Oreshkin, a political analyst and professor at Free University of Riga, Latvia, told The Associated Press this year.

From Seattle Times