ria1
/ˈriːə
/noun Geography
A long, narrow inlet formed by the partial submergence of a river valley.Due to their nature, the rias or estuaries contain very peculiar ecosystems which often contain important amounts of fish....
- The beaches that lie in some of the more protected rias have a warmer sea than those which are exposed, although water temperatures in Galicia never reach the heights found in the south of Spain.
- Everyone in the busy tapas bar I ventured into was tucking into heaped platefuls of pulpo, Galicia's ‘national’ dish, scallops and tasty, but tough-to-open percebes, unique to the rias.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Spanish ría 'estuary'.
Rhymes
RIA2
abbreviation
1Radioimmunoassay.
2Royal Irish Academy.