Definitions for rigaˈri gə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ri•gaˈri gə(n.)

  1. the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga. 915,000.

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic between Latvia and Estonia. 90 mi. (145 km) long.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Riga, capital of Latvia(noun)

    a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League

Wiktionary

  1. Riga(ProperNoun)

    The capital of Latvia.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Riga

    the third seaport of Russia and capital of Livonia, on the Dwina, 7 m. from its entrance into the Gulf of Riga (a spacious inlet on the E. side of the Baltic); has some fine mediæval buildings; is the seat of an archbishop, and is a busy and growing commercial and manufacturing town, exporting grain, timber, flax, linseed, wool, &c.


Translations for riga

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ruler(noun)

a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines

I can't draw straight lines without a ruler.

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