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Riga

[ ree-guh ]
/ ˈri gə /

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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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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