Narva

[ nahr-vuh ]
/ ˈnɑr və /

noun

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

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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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