Dvina

Dvina
/dvee"neuh/; Russ. /dvyi nah"/, n.
1. Also called Western Dvina. Latvian, Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. ab. 640 mi. (1030) long.
2. Also called Northern Dvina. a river in the N Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NW into the White Sea. ab. 470 mi. (750 km) long.

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(as used in expressions)
Severnaya Dvina
Zapadnaya Dvina

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