Dvina

[ dvee-nuh; Russian dvyi-nah ]

noun

1. Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the western Russian Federation, flowing west through Belarus and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1,030 km) long.
2. Also called Northern Dvina. a river in the northern Russian Federation in Europe, flowing northwest into the White Sea. About 470 miles (750 km) long.

Dvina

/ dviˈna /

noun

1. Northern Dvina
   a river in NW Russia, formed by the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers and flowing northwest to Dvina Bay in the White Sea. Length: 750 km (466 miles) Russian nameSevernaya Dvina
2. Western Dvina
   a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles) Russian nameZapadnaya Dvinaˈzapədnəjə Latvian nameDaugava

Example Sentences

Russian authorities have closed part of Dvina Bay to shipping for a month, an apparent attempt to keep outsiders from seeing an operation to recover the missile debris.

From Fox News

ARKHANGELSK, Russia — From the promenade at the water’s edge in the city of Arkhangelsk, a view opens of the broad, fast-flowing Northern Dvina River and a smudge of greenery on the far bank.

From New York Times

Russian authorities then closed part of Dvina Bay to shipping for a month, an apparent attempt to keep outsiders from seeing an operation to recover the missile debris.

From Washington Times

The authorities have routinely closed various parts of the White Sea’s Dvina Bay to navigation during missile tests, and the approximately 500 residents of Nyonoksa have regularly been asked to temporarily leave their homes, usually for a few hours at a time, apparently as a routine precaution during military activity.

From Washington Times

Russian authorities then closed part of Dvina Bay to shipping for a month, an apparent attempt to keep outsiders from seeing an operation to recover the missile debris.

From Seattle Times