Drava

American  

[drah-vuh] / ˈdrɑ və /

Or Drave

noun

1. a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.

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Drava British  

/ ˈdrɑːvə /

noun

1. German name: Drau.  a river in S central Europe, rising in N Italy and flowing east through Austria, then southeast along the southern Hungarian border to join the River Danube. Length: 725 km (450 miles)

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Example Sentences

Among the 100 or so attendees who gathered in the city of Villach, nestled in the mountains along the Drava River, was Bert Bolin, a Swedish meteorologist and a pioneer in using computers to model the climate.

From New York Times

The Drava river – which flows out of the Alps through Croatia and Austria and into the Danube – has been constrained historically by farming, hydroelectric dams, and flood control.

From The Guardian

In recent years, however, conservationists and government officials have launched major restoration programs to reconnect tributaries and floodplains and to restore riparian areas of the Drava.

From The Guardian

After crossing the river Drava, the road takes a right turn and a local police officer points to a beaten path downhill, through the bushes and toward the Hungarian border.

From The Wall Street Journal

The remaining 330km of the border runs roughly along the Drava river, which is difficult to cross.

From The Guardian