Elbe River

1. River in central Europe, flowing several hundred miles from the northwestern section of the former Czechoslovakia before emptying into the North Sea.

The Elbe created part of the former border between East Germany and West Germany.

Example Sentences

It marked the moment, 80 years ago, when American and Soviet soldiers met on the Elbe River in the dying days of World War Two.

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In Hamburg, the Elbe River flooded streets around the city’s fish market, with water waist-high in places.

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Among the resurgent gas projects in Europe is one planned for along the Elbe River near Hamburg that appeared doomed only late last year.

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The oldest, in the Elbe River in the Czech Republic, is believed to have been inscribed in 1616.

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“We’ve had many crises,” he said, sitting in the company’s branch office in the eastern city of Pirna, overlooking the Elbe River valley.

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