danube

noun

1. a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.

noun

1. a river in central and SE Europe, rising in the Black Forest in Germany and flowing to the Black Sea. Length: 2859 km (1776 miles)German name: Donau Czech name: Dunaj Hungarian name: Duna Croatian and Serbian name: Dunav (ˈdunaf) Romanian name: Dunărea

major river of Europe (German Donau, Hungarian Duna, Russian Dunaj), from Latin Danuvius, from Celtic *danu(w)-yo-, from PIE *danu- “river” (cf. Don, Dnieper, Dniester).