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Red River

noun

  1. a river flowing E from NW Texas along the S boundary of Oklahoma into the Mississippi River in Louisiana. About 1,300 miles (2,095 km) long.
  2. Also called Red River of the North. a river flowing N along the boundary between Minnesota and North Dakota to Lake Winnipeg in S Canada. 533 miles (860 km) long.


Red River

noun

  1. Also calledRed River of the South a river in the S central US, flowing east from N Texas through Arkansas into the Mississippi in Louisiana. Length: 1639 km (1018 miles)
  2. a river in the northern US, flowing north as the border between North Dakota and Minnesota and into Lake Winnipeg, Canada. Length: 515 km (320 miles)
  3. a river in SE Asia, rising in SW China in Yunnan province and flowing southeast across N Vietnam to the Gulf of Tongkin: the chief river of N Vietnam, with an extensive delta. Length: 500 km (310 miles) Vietnamese nameSong Koi
“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

Romanick was asked to rule on a lawsuit against the state of North Dakota by the Red River Women’s Clinic.

From Salon

No abortion providers currently remain in the state, though the Red River Women's Clinic - which filed the lawsuit against the state's abortion ban - is just east of the North Dakota border.

From BBC

Meanwhile several districts in Hanoi were evacuated due to intense flooding, with the city's iconic Red River swelling to a 20-year high.

From Salon

"My home is now part of the river," Nguyen Van Hung, who lives in a neighbourhood on the banks of the Red River, told Reuters.

From BBC

A busy bridge in northern Vietnam has collapsed in the wake of super typhoon Yagi, plunging 10 cars and two scooters into the Red River, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said on Monday.

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