Danube
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[edit] Etymology
Latin Dānubius, from Celtic Danuvios (compare Welsh river name Donwy), from Pre-Celtic *Dāne/ou̯i̯os, from Proto-Indo-European *dhen 'run, flow'; akin to Latin fōns 'spring', Persian دنیدن (danīdan) 'to hasten, run', Ossetian дон (don) 'water', Sanskrit धन्वति (dhanvati) '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.
[edit] Translations
river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea
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