Vistula

[ vis-choo-luh ]

/ ˈvɪs tʃʊ lə /

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noun

a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1,050 km) long.

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Polish Wi·sła

[vee-swah] /ˈvi swɑ/ . German Weich·sel

[vahyk-suhl] /ˈvaɪk səl/ .

Words nearby Vistula

visor, Visser 't Hooft, vista, vistadome, vistaed, Vistula, visual, visual acuity, visual aid, visual aids, visual album

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How to use Vistula in a sentence

In the later half of the campaign of 1806 he hopelessly failed to make any headway against the Russians east of the Vistula.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The French troops crossed the Vistula at Warsaw, and encountered "the fifth element, mud."
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Bonaparte joined his great army on the Vistula, destined to invade Moscow.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Emperor proceeded at once to station the various corps along the Vistula, with provision and munition depots behind them.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

There was an effort late in February to drive the French left wing across the Vistula, but it failed.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane

British Dictionary definitions for Vistula

Vistula

/ (ˈvɪstjʊlə) /

noun

a river in central and N Poland, rising in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing generally north and northwest past Warsaw and Torun, then northeast to enter the Baltic via an extensive delta region. Length: 1090 km (677 miles)Polish name: Wisla German name: Weichsel

Vistula Lagoon a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and RussiaGerman name: Frisches Haff Polish name: Wislany Zalew Russian name: Vislinsky Zaliv

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