Duna
noun
Hungarian name of the Danube.
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Duna
1 American
[doo-no]
/ ˈdʊ nɒ /
noun
Düna
2
American
[dy-nah]
/ ˈdü nɑ /
noun
Duna
British
/ ˈdunɔ /
noun
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Duna S.A., an import company, was sanctioned as well.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Real estate agent Duna House said outdated, energy-guzzling houses were increasingly difficult to sell.
From Reuters ● Nov. 21, 2022
It was fitting that the final race on the final day of the world swimming championships at Duna Arena in Budapest ended with an American hand reaching the wall first.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2022
Australians claimed the other two golds on offer at the Duna Arena in Budapest on Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Return to textDunum or Duna, sigifieth a hill or higher ground, whence Downs, which cometh of the old French word dun.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
In following his leader from Polotsk to Witepsk, he cleared his way on the left bank of the Düna to Beszenkowiczi, the bridge of which he burnt as he retired.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
Dvina:—The Düna or Dwina River, in Russia. originally destined:—Mr. Antin's parents had intended him to be a scholar and teacher.
From Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists by Margaret Ashmun
On one side Polotsk, the Düna, and Witepsk lost, and Wittgenstein already within four days march of Borizof; on the other, towards Elnia, Baraguay d'Hilliers defeated.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
The viceroy, on capturing this town, came in sight of the Düna, and re-established the passage; the few Russian troops left in observation on the other side feebly opposed the operation.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
From the windows of its houses the eye looked down perpendicularly into the Düna, or to the very bottom of the precipices by which its walls are surrounded.
From History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 by Philippe-Paul, comte de Ségur
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