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Danube
(dan′yo̵̅o̅b)
river in S Europe, flowing from the Black Forest in S Germany eastward into the Black Sea: c. 1,770 mi (2,850 km): Bulg. name Dunav, Czech name Dunaj, Ger. name Donau, Hung. name Duna, Romanian name Dunărea, Russ. name Dunai
Origin: Celt Dānuvius < IE dānus-, stream (< base *dā-, liquid, flow) > Dnepr, Dnestr, Don, Donets, Doon
Related Forms:
- Danubian adjective
See Danube in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A river of south-central Europe rising in southwest Germany and flowing about 2,848 km (1,770 mi) southeast through Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and Romania to the Black Sea. It has been a major trade route since the Middle Ages.
Related Forms:
- Dan·uˈbi·an adjective
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