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Narew

American  
[nah-ref] / ˈnɑ rɛf /

noun

  1. a river in NE Poland, flowing S and SW into the Bug River: battle 1915. 290 miles (465 km) long.


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The troops’ task was to cross the Narew River near the town of Nowogrod, in a region about two hours’ drive from the borders of Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad and of Russian ally Belarus.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2022

It sits at the confluence of the Vistula and the Narew rivers, and is one of the longest buildings in Europe, with much of it abandoned and crumbling.

From The Guardian May 1, 2019

It took the Narew River fortress of Lomza in midweek, and advanced through Novgorod to within sight of the lakes, where a 30-year-old defeat could be avenged.

From Time Magazine Archive

That job they accomplished in four days, then were switched to East Prussia for the drive down the Narew, through a line of pillboxes, to Lomza.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prasnysz was won by von Gallwitz after a fierce battle in the middle of July, the Russians retiring to the shelter of the Narew fortresses guarding Warsaw from the north-east.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

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