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• noun a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
  Aare; Aar.
  

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• noun a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
  Aire River; Aire.
  

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• noun a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
  Alabama.
  

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• noun a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River
  Allegheny.
  

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• noun a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
  Amazon.
  

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• noun an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
  Heilong; Amur; Heilong Jiang.
  

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• noun a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River
  Tunguska; Angara; Upper Tunguska.
  

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• noun a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border
  Apalachicola.
  

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• noun a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
  Araguaia; Araguaia River; Araguaya.
  

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• noun a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
  Araguaia; Araguaia River; Araguaya.
  

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• noun a river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River
  Argun; Ergun He.
  

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• noun a river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
  Arkansas.
  

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• noun a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
  Arno River; Arno.
  

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• noun the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)
  Granicus.
  

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• noun a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa
  

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• noun a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
  Bighorn.
  

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• noun an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal
  Brahmaputra.
  

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• noun a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
  Brazos.
  

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• noun a river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway
  Caloosahatchee.
  

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• noun a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
  Cam; Cam River.
  

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• noun a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
  Canadian.
  

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• noun a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea
  Zhu Jiang; Chu Kiang; Canton River.
  

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• noun a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
  

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• noun an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad
  Shari; Chari; Chari River.
  

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• noun a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston
  Charles.
  

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• noun a river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
  Chattahoochee.
  

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• noun a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River
  Cimarron.
  

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• noun a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River
  

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• noun a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
  Colorado.
  
• noun an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States
  Colorado.
  

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• noun tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage
  Sesbania exaltata.
  

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• noun a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
  Columbia.
  

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• noun a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
  Congo River; Congo.
  

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• noun a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound
  Connecticut.
  

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• noun river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River
  Coosa.
  

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• noun an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean
  Limpopo.
  

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• noun a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky
  Cumberland.
  

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• noun the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea
  Danube; Danau.
  
  • Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube

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• noun an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
  Darling.
  

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• noun a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
  spotted barramundi; Australian arowana; saratoga; Scleropages leichardti; spotted bonytongue.
  

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• noun a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
  Delaware.
  

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• noun a short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world
  

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• noun a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
  Dnieper.
  

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• noun a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
  Don.
  

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• noun a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
  

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• noun a river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean
  Ebro.
  

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• noun a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
  Elbe.
  

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• noun a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
  

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• noun a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
  Euphrates.
  

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• noun a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River
  Flint.
  

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• noun a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
  Forth.
  

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• noun a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan
  

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• noun an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus
  Ganges.
  

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• noun a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
  Garonne.
  

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• noun a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River
  Gila.
  

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• noun a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan
  

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• noun a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River
  Green.
  

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• noun a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
  

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• noun a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound
  Housatonic.
  

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• noun a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
  Hudson.
  

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• noun the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England
  romantic realism.
  

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• noun a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer
  IJssel.
  

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• noun a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River
  

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• noun a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean
  Indigirka.
  

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• noun an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea
  Indus.
  
  • the valley of the Indus was the site of an early civilization

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• noun the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea
  Irrawaddy.
  

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• noun an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
  Irtish River; Irtish; Irtysh.
  

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• noun an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
  Irtish River; Irtish; Irtysh.
  

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• noun a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone
  Isere.
  

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• noun a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
  James.
  
• noun a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri
  James.
  

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• noun a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
  Jordan.
  

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• noun a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang
  Gan Jiang.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia
  Kanawha.
  

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• noun a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
  Kansas River; Kansas.
  

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• noun a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo
  Kasai River; Kasai.
  

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• noun a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
  Kansas River; Kansas.
  

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• noun a river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee
  Kissimmee.
  

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• noun a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
  Klamath.
  

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• noun a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea
  Kura.
  

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• that which is on the left hand of a person whose face is turned downstream.

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• noun a river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River
  

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• noun a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
  Lena.
  

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• noun a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
  Little Horn; Little Bighorn.
  

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• noun a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota
  Little Missouri.
  

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• noun a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa
  

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• noun a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River
  Little Wabash.
  

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• noun the longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean
  Loire.
  

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• noun a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
  Mackenzie.
  

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• noun a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
  Madeira.
  

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• noun a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla
  Magdalena.
  

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• noun a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
  Belleau Wood; Chateau-Thierry; Battle of the Marne.
  

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• noun an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
  Mekong.
  

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• noun a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean
  Merrimack.
  

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• noun a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy
  

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• noun a European river; flows into the North Sea
  Meuse.
  
• noun an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
  Argonne Forest; Argonne; Meuse-Argonne operation; Meuse-Argonne; Meuse.
  

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• noun a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
  Milk.
  

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• noun a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
  Mississippi.
  

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• noun the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis
  Missouri.
  
  • The Missouri and Mississippi Rivers together form the third longest river in the world

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• noun a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay
  Mobile.
  

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• noun a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River
  

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• noun a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River
  Monongahela.
  

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• noun a river that rises in western South Dakota and flows eastward to the Missouri River
  

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• noun a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide
  Murray.
  

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• noun a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River
  Murrumbidgee.
  

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• noun a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River
  Namoi.
  

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• noun a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya
  Nan.
  

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• noun a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine
  Neckar.
  

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• noun a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River
  Neosho.
  

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• noun a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
  Neva.
  

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• noun a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River
  

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• noun a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
  

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• noun a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York
  Niagara.
  

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• noun an African river; flows into the South Atlantic
  Niger.
  

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• noun the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
  Nile.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Missouri River
  Niobrara.
  

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• noun a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
  North Platte.
  

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• noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
  Ob.
  

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• noun a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
  Oder.
  

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• noun a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
  Ohio.
  

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• noun a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
  Orange.
  

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• noun a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
  Orinoco.
  

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• noun a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
  Osage.
  

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• noun a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
  Outaouais; Ottawa.
  

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• noun a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
  Ouachita.
  

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• noun a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
  Ouse.
  

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• noun an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
  Para.
  

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• noun a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata
  Parana.
  

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• noun a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea
  Zhu Jiang; Chu Kiang; Canton River.
  
• noun a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico
  

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• noun a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
  Pecos.
  

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• noun a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean
  Pee Dee.
  

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• noun a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
  Penobscot.
  

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• noun a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya
  Ping.
  

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• noun an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay
  La Plata; Rio de la Plata.
  

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• noun a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River
  Platte.
  

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• noun erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
  Penstemon cyananthus.
  

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• noun a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
  Po.
  

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• noun a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
  Potomac.
  

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• noun a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
  Purus.
  

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• noun a river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region
  Rappahannock.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
  Red.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas
  Republican.
  

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• noun a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea
  Rhine; Rhein.
  

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• noun a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
  Rhone.
  
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• noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
  Acheron.
  

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• noun a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea
  Adige.
  
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• noun a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire
  Aire River; Aire.
  

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• noun a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
  Arno River; Arno.
  

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• noun a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
  Avon.
  
• noun a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
  Avon; Upper Avon; River Avon.
  

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• noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
  catchment basin; watershed; catchment area; basin; drainage area; drainage basin.
  
  • flood control in the Missouri basin

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• noun birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark
  red birch; black birch; Betula nigra.
  

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• noun infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
  onchocerciasis.
  

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• noun a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
  

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• noun a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
  riverbed.
  

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• noun a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin
  

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• noun a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
  Cam; Cam River.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the hornyhead and allied species of fresh-water fishes.

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• noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
  Cocytus.
  

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• noun large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico
  cooter; Pseudemys concinna.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the genus Thelphusa, as T. depressa of Southern Europe.

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• noun any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
  

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• a crocodile; applied by Milton to the king of Egypt.

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• a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down rivers. Bartlett.

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• (Zoöl.), any species of duck belonging to Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard and pintail; opposed to sea duck.

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• a deity supposed to preside over a river as its tutelary divinity.

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• noun somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
  river gum; Eucalyptus rostrata; Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an alewife.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus Potamoch&oe;rus. They frequent wet places along the rivers. (b) The capybara.

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• noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
  Hippopotamus amphibius; hippo; hippopotamus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the hippopotamus.

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• (Zoöl.), an African puff adder (Clotho nasicornis) having a spine on the nose.

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• noun a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo
  Kasai River; Kasai.
  

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• noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
  Lethe.
  

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• noun minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
  Ancylus fluviatilis; freshwater limpet.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell.

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• noun sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America
  Lutra canadensis.
  

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• noun West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled
  anchovy pear.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the pike.

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• noun large Australian prawn
  
• noun large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
  long-clawed prawn; Palaemon australis.
  

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• noun somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction
  river gum; Eucalyptus rostrata; Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
  

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• noun a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain
  Severn; River Severn.
  

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• noun shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima
  Alosa chrysocloris.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any species of fresh-water gastropods of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See Pond snail, under Pond.

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• noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
  Styx.
  

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• noun the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
  River Thames; Thames.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous fresh-water tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx.

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• noun a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
  Trent; River Trent.
  

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• noun a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
  Tyne; River Tyne.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Rhine
  Ruhr.
  

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• noun a river in northern California
  

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• noun a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
  Saale.
  

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• noun a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
  Sabine.
  

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• noun a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay
  

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• noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
  St. Francis; Saint Francis River; Saint Francis.
  

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• noun a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy
  Saint John River; Saint John; St. John.
  

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• noun a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
  St. Johns; Saint Johns River; Saint Johns.
  

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• noun a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
  Saint Lawrence River; Saint Lawrence; St. Lawrence.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
  Salmon.
  

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• noun a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur
  Sambre.
  

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• noun a river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River
  

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• noun a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone
  Saone.
  

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• noun a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic
  Savannah.
  

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• noun a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
  Scheldt.
  

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• noun a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
  Seine.
  

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• noun a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
  Severn.
  
• noun a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain
  Severn; River Severn.
  

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• noun a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean
  Seyhan.
  

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• noun an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad
  Shari; Chari; Chari River.
  

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• noun a river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac at Harpers Ferry
  

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• noun a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  Snake.
  

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• noun battle of World War II (1944)
  Somme; Battle of the Somme.
  
• noun battle in World War I (1916)
  Somme; Battle of the Somme.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Platte River
  South Platte.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas
  St. Francis; Saint Francis River; Saint Francis.
  

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• noun a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy
  Saint John River; Saint John; St. John.
  

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• noun a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean
  St. Johns; Saint Johns River; Saint Johns.
  

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• noun a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
  Saint Lawrence River; Saint Lawrence; St. Lawrence.
  

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• noun a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River
  

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• noun a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic
  Surinam River.
  

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• noun a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic
  Surinam River.
  

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• noun a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
  Susquehanna.
  

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• noun western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
  Brachycome Iberidifolia.
  

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• noun Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
  Helipterum manglesii; rhodanthe; Rhodanthe manglesii.
  

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• noun a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
  Tagus.
  

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• noun river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River
  Tallapoosa.
  

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• noun a river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky
  Tennessee.
  

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• noun the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
  River Thames; Thames.
  

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• the branches into which it divides, or which come together to form it; the place where separation or union takes place.

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• noun a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
  tidewater stream; tidal river; tidal stream.
  

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• noun a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
  tidewater stream; tidal river; tidal stream.
  

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• noun an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
  Tigris.
  

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• noun a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River
  Tocantins.
  

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• noun a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River
  Tombigbee.
  

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• noun a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
  Trent; River Trent.
  

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• noun a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay
  

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• noun a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
  Tyne; River Tyne.
  

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• noun a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn
  Avon; Upper Avon; River Avon.
  

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• noun a South American river that arises in southern Brazil and flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay
  

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• noun a river in central Russia; flows generally southward into the Volga
  Vetluga.
  

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• noun a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
  Vistula.
  

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• noun a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea
  Volga.
  

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• noun a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga
  Volkhov.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana
  Wabash.
  

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• noun a river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven
  Weser.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
  White.
  

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• noun a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
  Willamette.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
  Wisconsin.
  

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• noun river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
  Yalu.
  
• noun a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
  

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• noun the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai
  Yangtze Kiang; Changjiang; Chang Jiang; Yangtze; Chang.
  

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• noun a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg
  Yazoo.
  

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• noun a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
  Huang He; Hwang Ho.
  

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• noun a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
  Yellowstone.
  

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• noun a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea
  Yenisei River; Yenisei; Yenisey.
  

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• noun a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea
  Yenisei River; Yenisei; Yenisey.
  

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• noun a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
  Yukon.
  

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• noun a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
  Congo River; Congo.
  

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• noun an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean
  Zambezi.
  

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