Berezina
a river in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing SE into the Dnieper River: costly crossing by Napoleon 1812. 350 miles (565 km) long.
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How to use Berezina in a sentence
Night closed upon us amid the gloomy forests bordering the banks of the Berezina.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 | John Lloyd StephensBorizof, and its bridge over the Berezina, were still open; and it would be sufficient to reach it.
History of the Expedition to Russia | Count Philip de SegurHe had no longer to look for rest and abundance on the other side of the Berezina, but fresh contests with a new enemy.
History of the Expedition to Russia | Count Philip de SegurIn that case all our efforts and the passage of the Berezina would have been entirely useless.
History of the Expedition to Russia | Count Philip de SegurThis infection even penetrated to the grand army; after the passage of the Berezina, Napoleon had been informed of it.
History of the Expedition to Russia | Count Philip de Segur
British Dictionary definitions for Berezina
/ (Russian bɪrɪziˈna) /
a river in Belarus, rising in the north and flowing south to the River Dnieper: linked with the River Dvina and the Baltic Sea by the Berezina Canal . Length: 563 km (350 miles)
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