ria en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹiːə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Latin.
Meanings
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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 […].
2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
fi rias (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley) · fr ria (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley) · pt ria (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley) · es ría (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley) · fr aber (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley) · br aber (a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley)