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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

During the week Moscow reported stiff patrol clashes in southern Poland, sharp local skirmishes along the Narew river south of East Prussia's border.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the junction of the Narew and the Vistula, the fort city of Modlin had yet to fall at week's end.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bulletin says: On the Narew front the night of the 18th the enemy took the offensive, capturing the village of Poredy, on the right bank of the Pissa River.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 by Various

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