Riga
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.
That the Baltic free air and Riga's welcoming vibe could make her colleagues "too relaxed."
Now, the former KGB headquarters are open and exposing the horrors committed against the people of Riga.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTTalk 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 | THE 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 PepysThe 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 QueuxRiga, on the gulf beyond Mittau, is a fine old town of pointed gables and high stone houses.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodIn 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. MunroJews from Riga and Libau are brigaded with huge Siberians, whose marching must constitute a world record.
British Dictionary definitions for Riga
/ (ˈriːɡə) /
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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