Danube

Danube
/dan"yoohb/, n.
a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 mi. (2775 km) long. German, Donau. Hungarian, Duna. Czech and Slovak, Dunaj. Rumanian, Dunarea.

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