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Rijeka

/ɹiːˈɛkə/US/ɹɪˈjɛkə/

Rijeka proper noun: a coastal city in northwestern Croatia.

rijeka: a coastal city in northwestern Croatia
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Proper noun

Rijeka

  1. A coastal city in northwestern Croatia.
    Synonyms:
    Fiume

Rijeka meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Rijeka in Hindi

coastal city in Croatia
रियेका riyekā

Rijeka in Marathi

coastal city in Croatia
रियेका riyekā

Rijeka in Urdu

coastal city in Croatia
ریئکا Rīyekā

Rijeka in Arabic

coastal city in Croatia
رِيِيكَا riyēka
More languagesFewer languages
Rijeka in Persian
رییکا Riyekâ
Rijeka in Thai
รีเยกา rii-yee-gaa, ฟีอูเม fii-uu-mee

Synonyms of Rijeka

Origin of Rijeka

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally “river”), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.

Words formed from Rijeka

  • Rijekan

Phrases with Rijeka

Words that rhyme with Rijeka

Questions about Rijeka

What does Rijeka mean?
Rijeka means a coastal city in northwestern Croatia.
What is Rijeka in Hindi?
Rijeka in Hindi is रियेका (riyekā). See Rijeka meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rijeka?
Rijeka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rijeka?
Rijeka is pronounced /ɹiːˈɛkə/ (UK).

Words near Rijeka in the dictionary

  1. riichis
  2. Riihimäki
  3. Riina
  4. Riise
  5. riisein
  6. Rijeka
  7. rijksdaalder
  8. rijksdaalders
  9. rijksdaaler
  10. rijksdaalers
  11. rijksmonument

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Rijeka (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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