Tiber

American  

[tahy-ber] / ˈtaɪ bər /

noun

1. a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.

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Tiber British  

/ ˈtaɪbə /

noun

1. Ancient name: Tiberis.  Italian name: Tevere.  a river in central Italy, rising in the Tuscan Apennines and flowing south through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Length: 405 km (252 miles)

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Other Word Forms

• trans-Tiber adjective

Example Sentences

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

Traffic police officers at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island said that Francis arrived around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday and left about 40 minutes later.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024

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

The sodas helped, but they were still hot and tired by the time they arrived at the Tiber River.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan