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• ria
  ria

  noun

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

  abbreviation

  Royal Irish Academy

ria

American  

[ree-uh] / ˈri ə /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

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First on Rusk's agenda was a private session with Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Ma ria Castiella y Maiz.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I had thought she was a mort,” said I; “but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me.”

From Danger! and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"I had thought she was a mort," said I; "but the ria of a Romany chal is always sacred to me."

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by A. Conan Doyle

Picking it up she read inside the scorched margin: ria kept the keys and now them over to me.

From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston

"We have a wonderful arena here that seats 1,500 people. Everyone will fit," he told the state RIA news agency.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

In Sakhalin, Putin, 73, held a meeting "on ensuring the security of Russia's eastern borders," RIA Novosti said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

I’m generally a conservative investor, but my RIA provides extraordinary advice when these opportunities arise.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Russia's state RIA news agency quoted a source saying that Tuesday's negotiations, which lasted six hours, had been tense and took place in different bilateral and trilateral formats.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

I walked through the snow for a few miles until a white RIA worker picked me up and delivered me to the front door.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

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