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Ria

//ˈɹiːə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 […]."

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Etymology

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

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