ria

[ ree-uh ]
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noun
  1. a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.

Origin of ria

1
First recorded in 1895–1900, ria is from the Spanish word ría river

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British Dictionary definitions for ria (1 of 2)

ria

/ (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

Origin of ria

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C19: from Spanish, from rio river

British Dictionary definitions for RIA (2 of 2)

RIA

abbreviation for
  1. Royal Irish Academy

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