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ria¹
- /ˈɹiːə/ UK
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Latin.
noun rias
- A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley. Flinders had advised Baudin to stop in Port Jackson (the ria of what is now Sydney) when in need of refreshment […].
RIA²
noun RIAs
- Initialism of rich Internet application
- Initialism of radioimmunoassay
- Initialism of Reactivity-Initiated Accident
- Initialism of registered investment adviser
- Initialism of Regulatory Impact Assessment
Ria³
- /riːə/
Sounds like Riya
Where it comes from
Diminutive of Maria.
proper noun
- A female given name derived from Maria.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: estuary, fjord, creek, streamlet, ors, rio, raya, rie, dce, eir, inlet, dri, mrs, liberia, rhea, ari
Translations
Talk about this word "ria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ria "ria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ria.Cite this
@misc{ria_2026,
title = {ria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ria},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
