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Esperanto
- richa (H-system spelling)
- ricxa (X-system spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from English rich, French riche, Italian ricco and German reich.
Pronunciation
Adjective
riĉa (accusative singular riĉan, plural riĉaj, accusative plural riĉajn)
- rich, wealthy, affluent, well-to-do
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the sixth World Congress of Esperanto in Washington, D.C.:
Nur tre malmultaj el ni povis veni en vian landon, ĉar ni, esperantistoj, ne estas homoj riĉaj.- Only very few of us could come to your country, because we, Esperantists, are not rich people.
- Antonym: malriĉa
- (figuratively) abundant (when paired with an adjective)
- Havajo estas histor-riĉa lando. ― Hawaii is a country rich in history.
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