Drin

American  

[dreen] / drin /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.

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Drin British  

/ drɪn /

noun

1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

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Example Sentences

Telephones and roads will be built and eventually the railway along the Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry

Only the Drin and Buene rivers might be considered navigable to any degree and even then only for small ships and short distances.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

South of the Drin is another complex mountain system, including the highlands inhabited by the Mirdites and the Mat tribe; among the principal summits are Deja Mazzukht, Mal-i Vels, Kraba, Toli and Mnela.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

They occupy a narrow strip south of Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, and a similar one, also running north and south, lies between the White Drin River and the Yugoslav city of Debar.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane

A portion of the stream of the Drin has found its way into the Boyana channel; the result has been a rise in the level of Lake Scutari and the inundation of the adjacent lowlands.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg