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Vistula
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Vis·tu·la  (vsch-l, -ch-)
A river of Poland, about 1,091 km (678 mi) long, rising near the border of the Czech Republic and flowing in an arc northeast, northwest, and north to the Gulf of Gdask.

Vistula [ˈvɪstjʊlə]
n
1. (Placename) a river in central and N Poland, rising in the Carpathian Mountains and flowing generally north and northwest past Warsaw and Torun, then northeast to enter the Baltic via an extensive delta region. Length: 1090 km (677 miles) Polish name Wisla German name Weichsel
2. (Placename) Lagoon. a shallow lagoon on the SW coast of the Baltic Sea, between Danzig and Kaliningrad, crossed by the border between Poland and Russia German name Frisches Haff Polish name Wislany Zalew Russian name Vislinsky Zaliv
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Noun1.Vistula - a European riverVistula - a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
Poland, Polska, Republic of Poland - a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II


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s the perfect way to unwind from all the high adrenaline of your weekend, sip on a cold beer and soak up the summer sun as you cruise through Krakow along the Wistula.
The French advisor to Pilsudski, General Weygand, advised Pilsudski to abandon Warsaw and take up a defensive position west of the Wistula River.
 
 
 
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