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Niemen

[ nee-muhn; Polish nye-men ]

noun

  1. a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.


Niemen

/ ˈnjɛmɛn /

noun

  1. the Polish name for the Neman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In the retreat across the Niemen he proved himself absolutely incapable of reorganising a beaten force.

Napoleon hummed the well-known air, "Marlbrook s'en va la guerre," when he crossed the Niemen to commence the Moscow campaign.

At Tilsit on a raft in the river Niemen the two Emperors greet each other with a kiss.

The two emperors met on a raft in the middle of the Niemen at Tilsit, and there came to an understanding.

Napoleon had crossed the river Niemen in June of this year with an invading army of 400,000 men.

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