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ria

American  
[ree-uh] / ˈri ə /

noun

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

RIA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Royal Irish Academy

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ria 2 British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of ria

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

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