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Danube

American

[dan-yoob] / ˈdæn yub /

noun

a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1,725 miles (2,775 km) long.

Danube British

/ ˈdænjuːb /

noun

Czech name: Dunaj. Croatian and Serbian name: Dunav. Romanian name: Dunărea. Hungarian name: Duna. German name: Donau. 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)

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"We did it," Péter Magyar told a crowd of cheering supporters in a square beside the River Danube, overlooking Budapest's magnificent parliament on the other side.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The Heritage Foundation hosts events with its Hungarian parallel, the Danube Institute.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But it is Hungary's flourishing one-billion-dollar-a-year movie industry that has been dubbed "Hollywood on the Danube" that could soon face the axe in the form of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

But we were turning and turning in the waltz, swept away upon the beautiful blue Danube, while all the world watched and wondered.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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