noun
Elbe
EHL-buh
noun
1
A major river running through the Czech Republic and Germany into the North Sea.
"Hamburg sits on the banks of the Elbe."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large river in central Europe.
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Etymology
From German Elbe, tracing back to Proto-Germanic *albī.