Danube

[ dan-yoob ]

/ ˈdæn yub /

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noun

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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German Donau. Hungarian Duna. Czech and Slovak Dunaj. Romanian Dunărea.

Words nearby Danube

danthonia, Danton, Danton, Georges, dantrolene, Danu, Danube, Danube River, Danubian, Danvers, Danville, Danzi

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How to use Danube in a sentence

Only 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 History
During 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-Pattison
The successful crossing of the Danube was soon followed by the decisive battle of Austerlitz.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
During 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 Ballantyne
Upwards 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

Danube

/ (ˈdænjuːb) /

noun

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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