Definition of "ria" [ria]

• A submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned river valley (noun)

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• "Núria is one of the nicest people in the blogosphere and her traditional Spanish recipes are mouth-wateringly good."
• "They 'lowed down ter M'ria's ez they dunno what he patterned arter."
• "M'ria's quiltin ', ez this hyar' Vander Price hev kem ter be mighty difficult, sence he hev been so gin over ter pride in his oven an 'sech."