Rijeka

American

[ree-ek-uh, ree-ye-kah] / riˈɛk ə, riˈjɛ kɑ /

Or Rieka

noun

a seaport in W Croatia, on the Adriatic.

Rijeka British

/ rɪˈɛkə, riˈjɛka /

noun

Italian name: Fiume. a port in Croatia: an ancient town, changing hands many times before passing to Yugoslavia in 1947 until Croatia became independent in 1991. Pop: 135 000 (2005 est)

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Marko Peric, dean of the Faculty of Tourism at Croatia's University of Rijeka, agrees that Zagreb Advent brings "unusually high" numbers of arrivals and overnight stays in December.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

Croatia came from behind to beat the Faroe Islands 3-1 in Rijeka on Friday and secure their qualification for the 2026 World Cup in North America.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

A man in the northern port city of Rijeka was hospitalized last weekend after consuming Romerquelle Emotion, a flavored, carbonated drink distributed by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, a distributing partner of Coca-Cola.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

Reports of alleged poisoning emerged after a man was hospitalized over the weekend in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka after drinking fizzy bottled water in a cafe.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

He was, I fancy, bored to death at Rijeka, and glad of a visitor from the great world outside.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)

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