Rijeka

American

[ree-ek-uh, ree-ye-kah] / riˈɛk ə, riˈyɛ 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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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 poisonings emerged over the weekend when a man was hospitalized in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka after drinking fizzy bottled water in a cafe.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2023

The report added that the drop amounts to losing the total population of the Adriatic Sea towns of Split and Rijeka.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2022

The Katunska and Rijeka nahias alone have paid no tribute since 1768.

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

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