ria

[ree-uh]

noun

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

RIA

¹

abbreviation

1. Royal Irish Academy

ria

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of RIA¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of RIA¹

C19: from Spanish, from rio river

Example Sentences

In Russia, air defence units destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones overnight, the state-owned RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing data from Russia's defence ministry.

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Ria Thomas' husband decided to look for a new job even before the blast furnaces were switched off.

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Since then, only a handful of women, including Pam Postema and Ria Cortesio, reached high levels of baseball umpiring minor league games, but none worked the majors.

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Last she became the third woman, after Pam Postema, in 1988, and Ria Cortesio, in 2007, to umpire major league spring training games.

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Olga Girina also said it may be linked to the earlier 8.8 magnitude earthquake, according to Russian state news agency RIA.

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Related Words

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