Danube

American  

[dan-yoob] / ˈdæn yub /

noun

1. a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1,725 miles (2,775 km) long.

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Danube British  

/ ˈdænjuːb /

noun

1. Czech name: Dunaj.  Croatian and Serbian name: Dunav.  Romanian name: Dunărea.  Hungarian name: Duna.  German name: Donau.  a river in central and SE Europe, rising in the Black Forest in Germany and flowing to the Black Sea. Length: 2859 km (1776 miles)

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Example Sentences

Austria's Standard newspaper says Egisto Ott apparently obtained the work phones after they accidentally fell into the River Danube on an interior ministry boating trip.

From BBC

Initial information indicated no casualties, though officials said the strike continued a pattern of repeated assaults on the Danube port region.

From Barron's

Trains and flights were also experiencing delays, while authorities reported drift ice on the Danube and the Tisza rivers, where icebreakers have been put on alert.

From Barron's

Was it the Alps, the Black Forest, the beautiful blue Danube?

From Literature

As it turned out, the cook had once seen a lovely picture postcard of Budapest, and the beauty and blueness of the Danube River had left her curious about Hungarian cuisine ever since.

From Literature