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La Rioja

American  
[lah ryaw-hah] / lɑ ˈrjɔ hɑ /

noun

  1. a city in W Argentina.


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Brennan says Asturias and La Rioja are on the up, in part because of concerted efforts by the Spanish government to spread tourism across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“Behavior is something very difficult to study in dinosaurs,” said lead author Pablo Navarro-Lorbés of the University of La Rioja.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

The health department in the northern region of La Rioja said in a statement that an internal investigation found an undetermined "one-off human error" was to blame and added it would respect any judicial proceedings.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2021

The 2009 La Rioja Alta 904, 90 percent tempranillo and 10 percent graciano, was likewise spicy and herbal, with a soft fruit flavor, yet it had more concentration, complexity and intensity, with an underlying earthiness.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020

It was a warning that right was beginning to assert its supremacy over might; nor was the hero of La Rioja slow to understand it.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various

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