"ria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: rias [plural]
Rhymes: -iːə Etymology: From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from río (“river”), from Latin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Ria}} German Ria, {{der|en|es|ría||inlet, estuary}} Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} ria (plural rias)
  1. (geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley. Wikipedia link: Georges River, ria Categories (topical): Geography Categories (place): Landforms Translations (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley): aber [feminine, masculine] (Breton), rias (Finnish), aber [masculine] (French), ria [feminine] (French), ria [feminine] (Portuguese), ría [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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