1. Riga - Noun
2. Riga - Proper noun
a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
Source: WordNetAlbert 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