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Vistula

Vistula

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A long river in Poland that flows north into the Baltic Sea
  • proper noun
: Vístula
  • The man's words are like the cold wind that blows off the nearby Vistula River.
  • Vistula River

Examples

  • Kazimierz Dolny, on the Vistula River, is "czyste jak pudelko," clean as a box, he hears people say.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I sit on the grassy bank of the Vistula, looking back at the red glow of what is left of Warsaw.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The Vistula is the longest river in Poland.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • You won't make it to the Vistula.

  • From where I sit, I can see the slope of the rubble-littered street which dips down toward the Vistula.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • From Warsaw, she sailed along the Vistula River to Gdansk, the principal Polish port on the Baltic Sea, and from Gdansk to France, where the passengers were examined to see if they were ill or had lice before they boarded a boat for New York.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Vistula flows through several major Polish cities before emptying into the Baltic Sea.

  • Many tourists visit Warsaw to enjoy the scenic views along the Vistula River.

  • Fishermen often gather along the banks of the Vistula to catch various types of fish.

Synonyms

Vistula River
vsVistula
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The longest river in Poland that flows north into the Baltic Sea

has identical meaning but is the shorter form without the word river

Compounds

The longest river in Poland that flows north into the Baltic Sea

Surface Forms

Vistula main

Etymology

Vistula comes from the old Polish name Wisła and from an even older root vis-/wis- meaning 'to flow'. So the name is like calling the river 'the flowing one', which fits its role as Poland's main river.