Tiber
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Italian Te·ve·re [te-ve-re] /ˈtɛ vɛ rɛ/ .
Other words from Tiber
- trans-Tiber, adjective
Words Nearby Tiber
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How to use Tiber in a sentence
The year before, a drunk college student fell from a Roman bridge into the Tiber River.
Rome’s Deadly Pub Crawls Kill American College Student | Barbie Latza Nadeau | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRunning along the Tiber is tough on the legs and lungs: The pavement is hard and uneven.
The Seventy, impelled by the current of the Tiber, were rapidly advancing to the assistance of their brothers.
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiBelisarius had meant to dispute the passage of the Tiber at this point.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinThree times they had met on the great road, lined with elms and plane-trees, which skirts the Tiber.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde Serao
Under her orders he sailed for Italy; and the vessel, at considerable trouble and expense, was conveyed up the Tiber.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamWhile at Rome we also witnessed an overflow of the Tiber, that caused great suffering and destroyed much property.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry Sheridan
British Dictionary definitions for Tiber
/ (ˈtaɪbə) /
a river in central Italy, rising in the Tuscan Apennines and flowing south through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Length: 405 km (252 miles): Ancient name: Tiberis (ˈtiːbərɪs) Italian name: Tevere
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