/ ˈriːə; NAmE / noun
( technical ) a long narrow area of water formed when a river valley floods
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Spanish ría estuary.
/ ˈriːə; NAmE / noun
( technical ) a long narrow area of water formed when a river valley floods
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Spanish ría estuary.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005