Drin
Americannoun
noun
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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 John Lauris Blake Williams
A portion of the stream of the Drin has found its way into the Boyana channel; the result has been a rise in the level of Lake Scutari and the inundation of the adjacent lowlands.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
South of the Drin is another complex mountain system, including the highlands inhabited by the Mirdites and the Mat tribe; among the principal summits are Deja Mazzukht, Mal-i Vels, Kraba, Toli and Mnela.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The three lakes shared with Yugoslavia and Greece, as well as all the streams that flow into them, drain into the Drin River.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern
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 Henry Baerlein
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