Rioja

[ree-oh-hah; Spanish ree-aw-hah]

noun

a table wine, especially a dry red wine, from the Rioja region of northern Spain.

La Rioja

[lah ryaw-hah]

noun

a city in W Argentina.

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Historical Examples of rioja

By these plays and by Rioja and Consuelo he is entitled to be judged.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1
Various
Here came Rioja, Cespedes, Jauregui, and others of less note.
Southern Spain
A.F. Calvert
Catamarca is connected by railways with Rioja and Patquia and with Cordoba.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5
Various
As the commercial centre of the fertile and well-cultivated plain of the Rioja, Logroo has an important trade in wine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8
Various
Gongora was a priest; and Rioja received a high post in the Inquisition.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3
Henry Thomas Buckle

British Dictionary definitions for rioja

rioja

noun

a red or white wine, with a distinctive vanilla bouquet and flavour, produced around the Ebro river in central N Spain

Word Origin for rioja

C20: from La Rioja, the area where it is produced

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