Danube
a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1,725 miles (2,775 km) long.
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How to use Danube in a sentence
The situation became even more complicated when some bands of the Greuthungi Goths, still hounded by the Huns, tried to join their brethren across the Danube.
Goths: Germanic Warriors Who Exposed The Roman Empire | Dattatreya Mandal | September 4, 2022 | Realm of HistoryOnly a few of their remnants found refuge in the Danube section under the protection of the Ottoman Sultan.
Cossacks: The Remarkable Military Settlers of Russia and Ukraine | Dattatreya Mandal | June 16, 2022 | Realm of HistoryDuring the rapid advance down the Danube on Vienna, the fifth corps continued in close support of Murat's cavalry.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe successful crossing of the Danube was soon followed by the decisive battle of Austerlitz.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonDuring that night it crossed the Danube, under cover of the terrific thunderstorm which hid the French advance from the Austrians.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Mr. Ballantyne has blended with the incidents of war on the Danube a story of personal adventure spiritedly told.
Blown to Bits | Robert Michael BallantyneUpwards of 500 carts came in from the Turkish army to carry stores and provisions towards Shumla and the Danube.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for Danube
/ (ˈdænjuːb) /
a river in central and SE Europe, rising in the Black Forest in Germany and flowing to the Black Sea. Length: 2859 km (1776 miles): German name: Donau Czech name: Dunaj Hungarian name: Duna Croatian and Serbian name: Dunav (ˈdunaf) Romanian name: Dunărea
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