Etymology

ria

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Today it means: A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley. Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Ria ← Spanish ría ← Galician ría
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ria · noun1

  1. Galician · derived fromrío
  2. Galician · derived fromría
  3. Spanish · derived fromría“inlet, estuary”
  4. German · derived fromRia
  5. English todayria

From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Latin.

Ria · proper noun2

Diminutive of Maria.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.

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