Vistula

[ vis-choo-luh ]

/ ˈvɪs tʃʊ lə /

noun

a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.

Polish Wi·sła

[vee-swah] /ˈvi swɑ/. German Weich·sel

[vahyk-suh l] /ˈvaɪk səl/.

Example sentences from the Web for vistula

What the arguments in favour of a Germanic population between the Elbe and Vistula in the second?

Opuscula |Robert Gordon Latham
And this is quite true, the Vistula, especially, serving as a screen against the attacking armies from the west.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various
Behind it flowed the Vistula, with but a single bridge for escape in case of defeat.

Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) |Charles Morris
That same evening another cabinet council was held in the Vistula Palace, Barbara again presiding.

The Shadow of the Czar |John R. Carling

I went with him and he pointed out on the other side 201of the Vistula the field of Grokow.

Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 |John Lloyd Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for vistula

Vistula

/ (ˈvɪstjʊlə) /

noun

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

Vistula 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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