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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

On October 6, after a treacherous artillery preparation, the two armies began to cross at various points the Danube, the Save and the Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry

In the north, from the Drin River to the vicinity of Elbasan, it constitutes an area about twenty miles wide.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

They occupy a narrow strip south of Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, and a similar one, also running north and south, lies between the White Drin River and the Yugoslav city of Debar.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

The country's hydroelectric power potential has been estimated by Albanian technicians as roughly 3 billion kilowatt-hours per year, half of which is represented by the Drin River.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane