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Niemen

American  
[nee-muhn, nye-men] / ˈni mən, ˈnjɛ mɛn /

noun

  1. a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.


Niemen British  
/ ˈnjɛmɛn /

noun

  1. the Polish name for the Neman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She quit in March, and told Niemen Lab she had been left confused.

From The Guardian Apr. 30, 2019

Lauri Korpikoski, another newcomer, and Stephen Johns also scored for the Stars, and Antti Niemen stopped 33 shots - 16 in a strange first period.

From Washington Times Oct. 13, 2016

With magnificent fanfare, Napoleon reviewed his troops on the west bank of the Niemen River on June 22, 1812.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2012

Brilliant young General Ivan Chernyakovsky reached the Niemen on a 75-mile front, forced several crossings, established bridgeheads on the west bank, attacked Grodno.

From Time Magazine Archive

On 7th September 1914 the German general made a great advance towards the Niemen.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward

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