Drava
or Dra·ve
[ drah-vuh ]
/ ˈdrɑ və /
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noun
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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Words nearby Drava
draught, draughtboard, draughts, draughtsman, draughty, Drava, dr. avdp., Dravida, Dravidian, dravite, draw
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How to use Drava in a sentence
In the second picture were the Rivers Drava and Sava naked, with their vases.
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British Dictionary definitions for Drava
Drava
Drave
/ (ˈdrɑːvə) /
noun
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)German name: Drau (drau)
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