Isar

American  

[ee-zahr] / ˈi zɑr /

noun

1. a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.

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Isar British  

/ ˈiːzɑː /

noun

1. a river in central Europe, rising in W Austria and flowing generally northeast through S Germany into the Danube. Length: over 260 km (160 miles)

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Example Sentences

Before visiting Bardufoss, Merz and Store are to visit the Andoya space centre, where German group Isar Aerospace hopes to soon launch another of its Spectrum rockets.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

An invention by TUM and Klinikum rechts der Isar -- the GyroTrainer -- is designed to promote long-term, tailor-made back exercises in the future.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

The items construction workers found, including columns and a large piece of the synagogue’s Torah shrine, were 15 to 25 feet below the surface of the Isar River at a site south of Munich.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Ear, nose and throat specialist Adam Chaker of the University Hospital rechts der Isar at the Technical University of Munich agrees.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

Don't you sometimes think of the little room with the balcony ... and the Isar flowing beneath the window ...

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various