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Meaning of Riga | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹiːɡə

Definitions

  1. The capital city of Latvia.
  2. A surname.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Riga
العربية رِيجَا ريغا
Беларуская Рыга
Български Рига
Bosanski riga Рига
Čeština Riga
Dansk Riga
Deutsch Riga
Ελληνικά ρίγα
Esperanto Rigo
Eesti Riia
Suomi Riika
Français Riga
Gaeilge ríge
हिन्दी रीगा
Hrvatski riga Рига
Magyar Riga
Հայերեն Ռիգա
Íslenska Ríga
Italiano riga riga
日本語 りか
ქართული რიგა
ខ្មែរ រីហ្កា
한국어 리가
Lietuvių Ryga
Latviešu Rīga
Македонски Рига
Malti riga
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရီဂါ
Nederlands Riga
Polski Ryga ryski
Português Riga
Română rigă
Русский Рига
Slovenčina Riga
Slovenščina Riga
Shqip riga rige
Српски riga Рига
Svenska Riga
ไทย รีกา
Türkçe Riga
Українська Рига
Tiếng Việt Ri-ga

Examples

“[The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower.”
“The architecture of Rīga has changed many times over the course of the centuries, and the city now reflects these changes.”
“Much of western Latvia is within day-trip distance of Rīga.”
“But the Foreign Ministry’s new exhibit focuses on the years of 1990 – 1991, when a new generation of inexperienced but decidedly determined diplomats in Rīga began to rebuild Latvia’s diplomatic corps and re-establish Latvia’s foreign relations with the rest of the world.”
“Sitting at the crossroads of the great empires that wrote the pages of Europe’s elaborate history, Rīga was – for centuries – a strategic linchpin in the annexation of important lands, until it was smothered into obscurity when the Iron Curtain fell.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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