Danube
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From Latin Dānubius, from Celtic Danuvios, akin to the Welsh river name Donwy, from Pre-Celtic *Dāne/owjos, from Indo-European *dhen 'run, flow', akin to Latin fōns 'spring', Persian danīdan 'to hasten, run', Ossetian don 'water', Sanskrit dhánvati 'it flows, runs'.
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Danube
- (geography) A river of Europe, which arises in Germany, and flows 2850 km (1775 miles) to the Black Sea in Romania.
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river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea
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