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La Rioja

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

noun

  1. a city in W Argentina.


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On Tuesday the health minister for the government of La Rioja, Sara Alba, said it was not possible to conclude who had made the mistake.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2021

The woman, who prefers to remain anonymous, was born in 2002 in the San Millan de Logrono hospital in La Rioja some five hours after another baby girl.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2021

The newborns were mixed up in 2002 after being born five hours apart at a hospital in La Rioja.

From Seattle Times ● 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

Persecuted no longer, nay, even caressed by the government, he returned to his native plains, to stalk with added haughtiness and new titles to esteem among his brother Gauchos of La Rioja.

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

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