Narva

[ nahr-vuh ]

/ ˈnɑr və /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Narva

narrow gauge, narrow-minded, narrows, narrow seas, narthex, Narva, Narváez, Narvik, narwhal, nary, nary a

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How to use Narva in a sentence

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
Yam was carried by assault and a force of 20,000 Swedes defeated outside Narva, which place was then invested.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro
Thus Narva became the first objective for the armies of Peter.
Boris the Bear-Hunter|Fred Whishaw
His reverse at Narva aroused the Tsar to tremendous exertions.
Boris the Bear-Hunter|Fred Whishaw

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
I think that even you, general, would rather have gone through the battle of Narva, than have spent that night among the wolves.
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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