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ria

American  
[ree-uh] / ˈri ə /

noun

  1. a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.

RIA 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Royal Irish Academy

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ria 2 British  
/ ˈriːə /

noun

  1. a long narrow inlet of the seacoast, being a former valley that was submerged by a rise in the level of the sea. Rias are found esp on the coasts of SW Ireland and NW Spain

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Etymology

Origin of ria

First recorded in 1895–1900, ria is from the Spanish word ría river

Example Sentences

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Russia's state RIA news agency quoted a source saying that Tuesday's negotiations, which lasted six hours, had been tense and took place in different bilateral and trilateral formats.

From BBC

Until that happens, bulls and bears have plenty of room for differing interpretations, said Michael Lebowitz, a portfolio manager at RIA Advisors.

From MarketWatch

One of the most obvious signs of this is the advance-decline line hitting a record high on Wednesday, said Lebowitz at RIA.

From MarketWatch

"The next round of talks on the Ukrainian settlement will be held in the same trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine format, on February 17–18 in Geneva," Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.

From Barron's

He said the Kremlin agreed to this offer but declined to provide any additional details, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.

From The Wall Street Journal

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