Danube

American

[dan-yoob] / ˈdæn yub /

noun

a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1,725 miles (2,775 km) long.

Danube British

/ ˈdænjuːb /

noun

Czech name: Dunaj. Croatian and Serbian name: Dunav. Romanian name: Dunărea. Hungarian name: Duna. German name: Donau. a river in central and SE Europe, rising in the Black Forest in Germany and flowing to the Black Sea. Length: 2859 km (1776 miles)

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By 191, Severus was governor of a province on the upper reaches of the Danube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Trains and flights were also experiencing delays, while authorities reported drift ice on the Danube and the Tisza rivers, where icebreakers have been put on alert.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The climax of the cancelled summit in Budapest would have been the moment he appeared on the balcony of the Carmelite Convent on Castle Hill, overlooking the Danube, flanked by Presidents Trump and Putin.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Born on 3 March 1930 in the Danube town of Oltenita, Iliescu studied engineering in Moscow, Russia, during the Stalin era, where he became active in Romanian student political circles.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

Her tail lashed prettily, and they were swept away upon the blue Danube.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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