Riga
/ˈɹiːɡə/
Riga proper noun: the capital city of Latvia.
Proper noun (1)
Riga
- The capital city of Latvia.
- [The city is] at least ten Rigas and Jelgavas put together! Palace upon palace, bridge upon bridge, tower upon tower.2014, Zigmunds Skujins, Flesh-Coloured Dominoes
- The Latvian government.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lenawee County, Michigan.
- A town in Monroe County, New York.
Proper noun (2)
Riga (plural Rigas)
- A surname.
Riga meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Riga in Hindi
- capital of Latvia
- रीगा rīgā
Riga in Tamil
- capital of Latvia
- ரீகா rīkā
Riga in Marathi
- capital of Latvia
- रिगा rigā
Riga in Urdu
- capital of Latvia
- ریگا rīgā
More languagesFewer languages
- Riga in Bengali
- রিগা riga
- Riga in Punjabi
- ਰੀਗਾ rīgā
- Riga in Pashto
- ريګا regã
- Riga in Arabic
- رِيغَا rīḡā, رِيجَا rīgā
- Riga in Malay
- Riga
- Riga in Indonesian
- Riga
- Riga in Persian
- ریگا rigâ
- Riga in Thai
- รีกา rii-gâa
- Riga in Vietnamese
- Ri-ga
- Riga in Myanmar
- ရီဂါ riga
Forms of Riga
| plural | Rigas |
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Origin of Riga
From Latvian Rīga, of disputed origin: * Possibly a form of Riege, the German name for the Rīdzene, a tributary of the Daugava river. * Possibly from rija (“threshing barn”), the j becoming a g in German (note that English geographer Richard Hakluyt calls the city Rie in 1589, and that German historian Dionysius Fabricius confirms in 1610 the origin of Rīga from rija).
Borrowed from Italian Riga and Greek Ρήγα (Ríga).
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Phrases with Riga
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Questions about Riga
- What does Riga mean?
- Riga means the capital city of Latvia.
- What is Riga in Hindi?
- Riga in Hindi is रीगा (rīgā). See Riga meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Riga?
- Riga is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Riga?
- Riga is pronounced /ˈɹiːɡə/.
Words near Riga in the dictionary
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