Red River

American  

noun

1. a river flowing E from NW Texas along the S boundary of Oklahoma into the Mississippi River in Louisiana. About 1,300 miles (2,095 km) long.

2. Also called Red River of the North.  a river flowing N along the boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota to Lake Winnipeg in S Canada. 533 miles (860 km) long.

3. Songka.

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Red River British  

noun

1. Also called: Red River of the South.  a river in the S central US, flowing east from N Texas through Arkansas into the Mississippi in Louisiana. Length: 1639 km (1018 miles)

2. a river in the northern US, flowing north as the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and into Lake Winnipeg, Canada. Length: 515 km (320 miles)

3. Vietnamese name: Song Koi.  a river in SE Asia, rising in SW China in Yunnan province and flowing southeast across N Vietnam to the Gulf of Tongkin: the chief river of N Vietnam, with an extensive delta. Length: 500 km (310 miles)

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Example Sentences

Romanick was asked to rule on a lawsuit against the state of North Dakota by the Red River Women’s Clinic.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

On Monday, it collapsed a busy bridge, plunging ten cars and two scooters into the Red River.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

And that is how the Red River Rivalry spilled over from football to film.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Brent Venables’ Sooners knocked off No. 3 Texas thanks to a classic 34-30 Red River rivalry finish and could find themselves in the top five.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

He claimed he did, so finally we were on our way to the big skies of the Dakotas and to the Red River valley, the American Nile.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck