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101Rivne — Riv·ne (rĭvʹnə, rēwʹnĕ) or Rov·no (rôvʹnə) A city of northwest Ukraine west of Kiev. It was annexed by Russia in 1793 and by Poland in 1921. Population: 244,000. * * * ▪ Ukraine formerly Rovno city, northwestern Ukraine, on the small… …
102rivière — /riv ee air , ri vyair /; Fr. /rddee vyerdd /, n., pl. rivières /riv ee airz , ri vyairz /; Fr. /rddee vyerdd /. a necklace of diamonds or other gems, esp. in more than one string. [1875 80; < F: lit., RIVER] * * * …
103rivastigmine tartrate — riv·a·stig·mine tar·trate (riv″ə stigґmēn) a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, believed to increase the level of acetylcholine available in the central nervous system; administered orally as an adjunct in the treatment of mild… …
104riven — riv|en [ˈrıvən] adj formal [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Past participle of rive to split (12 21 centuries), from Old Norse rifa] 1.) if a group of people are riven, they are divided by disagreements, especially in a violent way riven by/with ▪ a… …
105river — riv|er W2S2 [ˈrıvə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: rivere, from Latin riparius of a river bank , from ripa bank, shore ] 1.) a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea →↑stream ▪ the… …
106riverside — riv|er|side [ˈrıvəsaıd US ər ] n the riverside the land along the sides of a river ▪ We had a picnic by the riverside. >riverside adj ▪ a riverside inn …
107river — riv|er [ rıvər ] noun count *** a large area of water that flows toward the ocean: the River Nile They were swimming in the river. river fishing up river (=in the direction that the river is flowing from): Up river, the water was clearer and… …
108riverbank — riv|er|bank [ rıvər,bæŋk ] noun count the land at the side of a river …
109riverbed — riv|er|bed [ rıvər,bed ] noun count the ground at the bottom of a river …
110riverfront — riv|er|front [ rıvər,frʌnt ] noun count a row of houses or the part of a town that is next to a river: riverfront properties …
