LAHN RIVER

Meaning of LAHN RIVER in English

River, western Germany.

A tributary of the Rhine River , it rises in western Germany and after a southerly course reaches the Rhine at Lahnstein. It is 152 mi (245 km) long. Small barges are able to navigate to Giessen on the partly canalized river.

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LAHN RIVER — River, western Germany. A tributary of the Rhine River , it rises in western Germany and after a southerly course …
Английский словарь Британика
LAHN RIVER — river, a right-bank tributary of the Rhine River, rising on the Jagd Berg (2,218 feet ), a summit of the …
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RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
Английский словарь Британика
RIVER — I. ˈrivə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, river, from Old French rivere, riviere riverbank, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIVER — river 1 — riverless , adj. — riverlike , adj. /riv"euhr/ , n. 1. a natural stream of water of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIVER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rivere, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * riparia, from Latin, feminine of riparius …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIVER — noun one who rives or splits. 2. river ·vi to hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks …
Webster English vocab
RIVER — [riv.er] n, often attrib [ME rivere, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL riparia, fr. L, fem. of riparius riparian, fr. ripa …
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RIVER — any natural stream of water that flows in a channel with defined banks (ultimately from Latin ripa, bank). Modern usage …
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RIVER — river, River BrE AmE ˈrɪv ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ river|s z ▶ ˈ river ˌ basin BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIVER — / ˈrɪvə(r); NAmE / noun 1. ( abbr. R. ) a natural flow of water that continues in a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIVER — riv ‧ er S2 W2 /ˈrɪvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIVER — n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIVER — n.1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
RIVER — ( rivers) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A river is a large …
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RIVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys. an ocean/sea/river current …
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RIVER — [noun] [C] - a natural wide stream of fresh water flowing across the land into the sea, a lake, or …
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RIVER — n. Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
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RIVER — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , great , large , long , mighty , wide ▪ the mighty River Nile ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIVER — n. 25B6; noun WATERCOURSE, waterway, tributary, stream, rivulet, brook, inlet, rill, runnel, freshet; Scottish & N. English burn; N. English …
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RIVER — In the sense in which we employ the word viz. for a perennial stream of considerable size, a river is …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAHN — Лан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" ( на поверхности разрушения ) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RIVER — 1) река 2) метал. "речной узор" (на поверхности разрушения) • river at grade — река с установившимся продольным профилем - accordant river - adolescent river - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RIVER — 1) поток 2) река 3) речка 4) речной • river control structure — геол. сооружение выправительное - meandering river - mountain river - peneplain river - plains river - river …
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RIVER — сущ. ; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RIVER — сущ.; сокр. - R река; поток, течение down river — вниз по реке up river — вверх по реке to ford a river — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RIVER — река - river bank - river bar - river bed - river bend - river bottom - down the river …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
RIVER
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAHN, LOWER SAXONY — Лан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LAHN, HESSE — Лан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STEIN, (HEINRICH FRIEDRICH) KARL, IMPERIAL BARON VOM UND ZUM — born Oct. 26, 1757, Nassau an der Lahn, Nassau died June 29, 1831, Schloss Cappenberg, Westphalia Prussian statesman. Born into …
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NASSAU — I City (pop., 1999 est.: 214,000), capital of The Bahamas. Located on the northeastern coast of New Providence island, it …
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YULAN — /yooh"lan/ ; Chin. /yyuu"lahn"/ , n. a magnolia tree, Magnolia heptapeta, native to China, having large, fragrant white flowers and …
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YPSILANTI — /ip'seuh lan"tee/ , n. 1. Alexander , 1792-1828, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader. 2. his brother Demetrios /di mee"tree euhs/ …
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YOLANDE — /yoh lan"deuh/ ; Fr. /yaw lahonnd"/ , n. a female given name. Also, Yolanda /yoh lan"deuh, -lahn"-/ .
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YAXCHILÁN — /yahs'chee lahn", yahsh'-/ , n. the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in Chiapas state, Mexico, famous for its many …
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VOLANTE — /voh lahn"tay/ ; It. /vaw lahn"te/ , adv., adj. Music. moving lightly and quickly. [ 1785-95; ]
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ULAN UDE — /ooh lahn" ooh de"/ a city in and the capital of the Buryat Autonomous Republic, in the SE Russian Federation …
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ULAN BATOR — /ooh"lahn bah"tawr/ a city in and the capital of the Mongolian People's Republic, in E central Asia: former holy city …
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ULAN — /ooh"lahn, yooh"leuhn/ , n. uhlan.
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UITLANDER — /uyt"lan'deuhr, oyt"-/ ; Du. /ueit"lahn'deuhrdd/ , n. ( often cap. ) a foreigner, esp. a British settler in the Boer …
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UHLAN — /ooh"lahn, yooh"leuhn/ , n. 1. one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in …
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SVARABHAKTI — /sfahr'ah bahk"tee/ ; Skt. /sveuh rddeuh buk"ti/ , n. Ling. the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, …
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SPALLANZANI — /spah'leuhn zah"nee/ ; It. /spahl'lahn tsah"nee/ , n. Lazzaro /lahd"dzah rddaw/ , 1729-99, Italian biologist.
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SJAELLAND — /shel"lahn/ , n. Zealand.
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SILLANPÄÄ — /sil"lahn pa'/ , n. Frans Eemil /frddahns e"mil/ , 1888-1964, Finnish author: Nobel prize 1939.
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PARLANDO — /pahr lahn"doh/ , adj. Music. sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction). [ 1875-80; parlare to …
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ORLANDO — /awr lan"doh/ ; also, for 1, It. /awrdd lahn"daw/ , n. 1. Vittorio Emanuele /veet taw"rddyaw e'mah nooh e"le/ , …
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NEGRI SEMBILAN — /nay"gree sem bee"lahn, sem'bee lahn", neuh gree"/ a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 481,563; 2580 sq. mi. …
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MARGELAN — /mahr'geuh lahn"/ ; Russ. /meuhrdd gyi lahn"/ , n. a city in E Uzbekistan, NW of Fergana. 111,000.
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LAUNDERETTE — /lawn'deuh ret", lahn'-, lawn"deuh ret', lahn"-/ , n. a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc. Also laundrette /lawn dret", …
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LANDINI — /lahn dee"nee/ , n. Francesco /frddahn ches"kaw/ , c1325-97, Italian organist and composer. Also, Landino /lahn dee"naw/ .
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GHIRLANDAIO — /geerdd'lahn dah"yaw/ , n. ( Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi ) 1449-94, Italian painter. Also, Ghirlandajo /geerdd'lahn dah"yaw/ …
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MARBURG — in full Marburg An Der Lahn, city, Hesse Land (state), central Germany, on the Lahn River. The name Marburg (meaning …
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KOBLENZ — also spelled Coblenz, city, Rhineland-Palatinate Land (state), western Germany. It lies at the junction of the Rhine and the Mosel …
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GIESSEN — city, Hesse Land (state), west-central Germany, on the Lahn River between Westerwald and Vogelsberg (mountains). First mentioned in 1197, it …
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