Neisse
Americannoun
noun
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Polish name: Nysa. Also called: Glatzer Neisse. a river in SW Poland, rising on the northern Czech border, and flowing northeast to join the Oder near Brzeg. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)
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Also called: Lusatian Neisse. a river in E Europe, rising near Liberec in the Czech Republic and flowing north to join the Oder: forms part of the German–Polish border. Length: 225 km (140 miles)
Example Sentences
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LEKNICA, Poland — The woman busing tables at a restaurant in this town just across the Neisse River from Germany seemed different from the other people working there.
From Washington Post
Nestled on the banks of the Neisse River, the town was shot to rubble by the advancing Russian Army in 1945.
From New York Times
The town, nicknamed Goerliwood, was spared damage by Allied bombing during the second world war, has become a tourist magnet with its spruced up historic city centre nestled on the River Neisse.
From The Guardian
The new sense of space was heightened by the house’s perch over the Neisse Valley.
From New York Times
Some of Saturday's demonstrators waded into the Neisse river, which divides the two countries, as part of the chain.
From US News
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