Riga

[ ree-guh ]

/ ˈri gə /

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noun

a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.

Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic between Latvia and Estonia. 90 miles (145 km) long.

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How to use Riga in a sentence

Yet the Meduza office was full of hope and what the journalists described as a fundamental change—they felt free in Riga.
Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia|Anna Nemtsova|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That the Baltic free air and Riga's welcoming vibe could make her colleagues "too relaxed."
Russia’s Freest Website Now Lives in Latvia|Anna Nemtsova|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, the former KGB headquarters are open and exposing the horrors committed against the people of Riga.
Secret KGB Torture House Opens Its Doors in Riga|Brandon Presser|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suggest Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn keep an eye out for masked men with guns wearing camouflage and no military insignia.
Up to a Point: The U.S. Government’s Minimum Wage Is $430 Million Per Hour|P. J. O’Rourke|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Talk about keeping the race pure: at Riga they first slept with them and then shot them to prevent them from talking.
‘Soldaten: Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs’ by Soenke Neitzel & Harald Welzer|Sönke Neitzel, Harald Welzer|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Up betimes and to my office all the morning with Captain Cocke ending their account of their Riga contract for hemp.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
The crew from the Iris were at once landed at Riga, and only Mackintosh and my father put to sea again.
The Czar's Spy|William Le Queux
Riga, on the gulf beyond Mittau, is a fine old town of pointed gables and high stone houses.
Lazarre|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
In Riga the burghers burnt the church and chapel of the Order and killed sixty of the convent brothers .
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro
Jews from Riga and Libau are brigaded with huge Siberians, whose marching must constitute a world record.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Riga

Riga

/ (ˈriːɡə) /

noun

the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Western Dvina on the Baltic Sea: a port and major trading centre since Viking times. Pop: 739 232 (2002 est)

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