Elbe

//ˈɛlbə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

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elbe river

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"Dresden was known as Florence on the Elbe."

Etymology

From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī.

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czech republicnorth sea

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