Narva

American

[nahr-vuh] / ˈnɑr və /

noun

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

Narva British

/ 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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This is what I call "the Narva Test".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Narva is a majority Russian-speaking town in Estonia that sits on the River Narva, right on the border with Russia.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

In Narva, around half of all residents are Estonian, a third hold Russian citizenship, and roughly 7,000 people are stateless.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Masala, the analyst, said that Narva today resembled a "fortress."

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Among the modern poems Narva and Mared, and the other African Eclogues.

From Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti by Caine, Hall, Sir

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