Tiber
Americannoun
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The tributary of the Potomac River cutting across the land was called Tiber Creek after the river that flowed through the Eternal City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Before the Mass, there were cheers from the crowd when the pontiff appeared in his popemobile as it drove around St Peter's Square and down Via della Conciliazione to the river Tiber and back.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
River Tiber, his best prospect, was scratched earlier Friday by the veterinarians.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
The site is just a few hundred feet from the Vatican on the west bank of the river Tiber, in an area once covered by the Gardens of Nero.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2023
Purple light sprayed upward like shattered glass, and the tide poured through, shredding trees, destroying roads, wiping the Little Tiber off the map.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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