Narva

[ nahr-vuh ]

/ ˈnɑr və /

noun

a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.

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Examples from the Web for narva

Although it took 21 years after Peter ran away at the battle of Narva, Russia finally got a Baltic coastline.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Narva, as appears by the map, is situated on the sea-coast, near the frontier—much nearer than Riga.
Peter the Great|Jacob Abbott
"We want another snowstorm, as we had at Narva," the king said.
A Jacobite Exile|G. A. Henty
The silence, now that Narva had finished her tale, was profound.
The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth

The jealousy between these two chiefs, and the absence of the czar, were partly the occasion of the unparalleled defeat at Narva.
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia|Voltaire
King Charles' service is a grand school for soldiers, and that victory of Narva is the most extraordinary one ever seen.
A Jacobite Exile|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for narva

Narva

/ (Russian ˈnarvə) /

noun

a port in Estonia on the Narva River near the Gulf of Finland: developed around a Danish fortress in the 13th century; textile centre. Pop: 66 712 (2007 est)

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