Dvi·na (dv -nä )1. also Northern Dvina A river, about 748 km (465 mi) long, of northwest Russia flowing northwest into Dvina Bay, an arm of the White Sea. 2. also Western Dvina A river, about 1,022 km (635 mi) long, rising in western Russia and flowing southwest and northwest through Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga. |
Dvina (Russian) [dviˈna]
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1. (Placename) Northern. a river in NW Russia, formed by the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers and flowing northwest to Dvina Bay in the White Sea. Length: 750 km (466 miles) Russian name Severnaya Dvina
2. (Placename) Western. a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles) Russian name Zapadnaya Dvina [ˈzapədnəjə] Latvian name Daugava
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