ría — meaning in English
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English meaning
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estuary
noun The wide part of a river where it meets the sea, where fresh water mixes with salt water.
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firth
noun A narrow inlet of the sea, especially in Scotland, or a river estuary.
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ria
noun A long, narrow coastal inlet formed when a river valley floods with seawater.
Senses
ría is used for these senses in English:
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estuary
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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firth
An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. [from c. 1600]
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ria
(geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley. [from 19th c.]
