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Drin

American  
[dreen] / drin /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.


Drin British  
/ drɪn /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A quite extensive portion of the White Drin River basin is in the Kosovo area across the northeastern Yugoslav border.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

The Austrians, meantime, crossed the Drin and came east from Bosnia.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

We visited the uniquely interesting fishtraps on the Drin, built like a prehistoric lake-village.

From Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle by Durham, M. E. (Mary Edith)

Central Uplands The central uplands region extends south from the Drin River valley, which marks the southern boundary of the North Albanian Alpine area, to the southern mountains.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

As we approached the Albanian coast the wind freshened, and in a veritable tempest, with hail and icy rain we entered the Gulf of Drin, whose water is very turbid.

From Fighting France by Williams, John Lauris Blake

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