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Narew

American  
[nah-ref] / ˈnɑ rɛf /

noun

  1. a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.


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The troops’ task was to cross the Narew River near the town of Nowogrod, in a region about two hours’ drive from the borders of Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad and of Russian ally Belarus.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

It sits at the confluence of the Vistula and the Narew rivers, and is one of the longest buildings in Europe, with much of it abandoned and crumbling.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2019

Impeded at the Narew River after taking Plonsk and Pultusk, they were halted last week at the Bug.

From Time Magazine Archive

It took the Narew River fortress of Lomza in midweek, and advanced through Novgorod to within sight of the lakes, where a 30-year-old defeat could be avenged.

From Time Magazine Archive

You must have heard of a large river—it's swift and black—they call it Narew?

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