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proper nounA coastal city in northwestern Croatia.
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Origin
- LatinFlūmen
- Serbo-CroatianRijéka
- EnglishRijeka
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally “river”), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.
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Arabic رِيِيكَا
- رِيِيكَا (riyēka)coastal city in Croatia
Bulgarian Рие́ка
- Рие́ка (Riéka)coastal city in Croatia
Chinese Mandarin 里耶卡, 阜姆
- 里耶卡 (Lǐyékǎ)coastal city in Croatia
- 阜姆 (Fùmǔ)coastal city in Croatia
Danish Rijeka
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
Esperanto Rijeko
- Rijekocoastal city in Croatia
Finnish Rijeka
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
French Rijeka, Fiume
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
- Fiumecoastal city in Croatia
German Rijeka, Sankt Veit am Flaum
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
- Sankt Veit am Flaumcoastal city in Croatia
- Sankt Veit am Pflaumcoastal city in Croatia
Greek Ριέκα, Ριγιέκα
- Ριέκα (Riéka)coastal city in Croatia
- Ριγιέκα (Rigiéka)coastal city in Croatia
- Ριγέκα (Rigéka)coastal city in Croatia
Hebrew רִיֶּקָה
- רִיֶּקָה (Riyéka)coastal city in Croatia
Hindi रियेका
- रियेका (riyekā)coastal city in Croatia
Hungarian Fiume, Szentvit
- Fiumecoastal city in Croatia
- Szentvitcoastal city in Croatia
Italian Fiume
- Fiumecoastal city in Croatia
Japanese リエカ
- リエカ (Rieka)coastal city in Croatia
Korean 리예카
- 리예카 (Riyeka)coastal city in Croatia
Latin Tarsatica, Vītopolis
- Tarsaticacoastal city in Croatia
- Vītopoliscoastal city in Croatia
- Flūmencoastal city in Croatia
Persian رییکا
- رییکا (Riyekâ)coastal city in Croatia
Polish Rijeka
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
Russian Рие́ка, Фиу́ме
- Рие́ка (Rijéka)coastal city in Croatia
- Фиу́ме (Fiúme)coastal city in Croatia
Spanish Rijeka
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
Thai รีเยกา, ฟีอูเม
- รีเยกา (rii-yee-gaa)coastal city in Croatia
- ฟีอูเม (fii-uu-mee)coastal city in Croatia
Turkish Rijeka
- Rijekacoastal city in Croatia
Ukrainian Ріє́ка, Рі́ка
- Ріє́ка (Rijéka)coastal city in Croatia
- Рі́ка (Ríka)coastal city in Croatia
Urdu ریئکا
- ریئکا (Rīyekā)coastal city in Croatia
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APA
Rijeka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rijeka
MLA
“Rijeka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rijeka. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rijeka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rijeka.
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