Riga

Speech parts

1. Riga - Noun

2. Riga - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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Albert had ensured Riga's commercial future by obtaining papal bulls which decreed that all German merchants had to carry on their Baltic trade through Riga. Source: Internet

After the St. Jame's Cathedral was given to Catholics, Latvian Lutherans had lost their bishop's cathedral and were sharing the Riga Cathedral with Baltic German congregation, which belonged to the autonomous German Lutheran confession. Source: Internet

Architecture The cities are characterised by a certain " Hanseatic " style also found in other parts of northern Germany (e.g. Lübeck ) as well as in countries bordering the Baltic Sea like Estonia (e.g. Tallinn ) or Latvia (e.g. Riga ). Source: Internet

Albert had sought the aid of King Valdemar of Denmark to protect Riga and Livonian lands against Liv insurrection when reinforcements could not reach Riga. Source: Internet

All of the other cities are large and widely known ones, the second smallest being Riga. Source: Internet

After a brief period of success from 1–19 July, the German strategic reserve of six divisions, captured Riga from 1–5 September 1917. Source: Internet

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