Drin

American  

[dreen] / drin /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.

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Drin British  

/ drɪn /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

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Example Sentences

On October 6, after a treacherous artillery preparation, the two armies began to cross at various points the Danube, the Save and the Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Baerlein, Henry

One afternoon, at the beginning of November, 650 Tirana soldiers, pursued by the Mirditi, gave themselves up to the Serbian authorities on the Black Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry

The only considerable rivers flowing into the Adriatic are the Narenta, Drin and Viossa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

As we approached the Albanian coast the wind freshened, and in a veritable tempest, with hail and icy rain we entered the Gulf of Drin, whose water is very turbid.

From Fighting France by Williams, John Lauris Blake

A quite extensive portion of the White Drin River basin is in the Kosovo area across the northeastern Yugoslav border.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane