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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Narva

“They’re scaring people, saying Russia is going to start a war. It’s stupid,” he said, as he walked along the Narva River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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

This is what I call "the Narva Test".

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

People in cars used to queue up to cross the Narva River to go shopping and see relatives in Russia.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

The King of Sweden had, of course, nothing now to do but to advance from Riga to Narva and attack the army of the Czar.

From Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott

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