river in Belarus, flowing into the Dnepr: c. 365 mi (587 km): site of a battle (1812) in which Napoleon's army suffered severe losses while making its retreat from Moscow
See Berezina in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bə-rĕˈzĭ-nə, byə-ryĕ-zyĭ-näˈ)
A river of Belarus rising in the north-central part of the country and flowing about 611 km (380 mi) generally southward to the Dnieper River.