Elbe

[ German el-buh; English elb ]

/ German ˈɛl bə; English ɛlb /

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noun

a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1,165 km) long.

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Czech La·be

[lah-be] /ˈlɑ bɛ/ .

Words nearby Elbe

elative, E layer, Elazig, Elba, Elbasan, Elbe, Elberfeld, Elbe River, Elbert, Elberta, Elbląg

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How to use Elbe in a sentence

It occupied Crimea in 1783, Paris in 1814, and advanced to the Elbe in 1945.
Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China|Ian Morris|May 12, 2022|Time
Breakfasted on the banks of the Elbe (omelette aux confitures) and returned to Dresden by boat.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
The vessel glided pleasantly down the Elbe to a village at the mouth of the river some miles below Hamburg.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography.|Solomon Maimon
I will walk and talk with you sometimes beside your Elbe, you shall come and dwell with me in Brabant.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen

Austria now sought in the question of the Elbe duchies an occasion for re-establishing her influence in Germany.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
The Palace has Gardens delightfully situate by the side of the Elbe.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

British Dictionary definitions for Elbe

Elbe

/ (ɛlb, German ˈɛlbə) /

noun

a river in central Europe, rising in the N Czech Republic and flowing generally northwest through Germany to the North Sea at Hamburg. Length: 1165 km (724 miles)Czech name: Labe

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