Dan River

/ˈdæn ˈɹɪvə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A river in North Carolina and Virginia, United States.

Meanings

Dan River1

proper noun
  1. A river in North Carolina and Virginia, United States.

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    1978, Frank Michael Boing, Net Primary Productivity of the Dan River Basin, North Carolina and Virginia
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    2009, Katherine K. Mull, Dan River Basin Association, An Insider's Guide to the Dan River in North Carolina and Virginia: 125 Miles of Nature and History : Canoeing, Kayaking, Fishing, Hiking, River Heritage, Parks, Trails, →ISBN

Dan River2

proper noun

alternative Tan River

  1. A river in Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, China; the longest tributary of the Han River.
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    Third, intensifying supervision over water sources for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, of which approximately 70% of the water comes from the Han River and the Dan River. We have launched specialized campaigns in the two rivers and improved comprehensive management of the basin. A ten-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River has been enforced, which effectively ensured the water quality of the Han River and the Dan River. We will further step up efforts to ensure clear water for the North.

    2021 June 23, “Press conference on 'Shaanxi: Carrying forward Yan'an spirit, endeavoring to write new chapter of accelerated growth in new era'”, in State Council Information Office, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2022

Dan River3

proper noun
  1. A river in northern Israel; the largest headwater of the Jordan River.

Origin

Dan River · proper noun

Uncertain, possibly named after the biblical city of Dan.

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Dan River · proper noun

Partial calque of Chinese 丹江 (Dān Jiāng, literally “red river”).

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Dan River · proper noun

  1. Hebrewדָּן
  2. EnglishDan River

Derived from Hebrew דָּן (Dan).

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APA

Dan River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dan%20River

MLA

“Dan River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dan%20River. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dan River,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dan%20River.

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