riga

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɹiːɡə/

Definition of riga

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. 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.”
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name

  1. 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.”
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

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”),…

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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).

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