Drin

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proper noun

The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.

OriginAlbanian Drin →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.

Origin

  1. AlbanianDrin
  2. EnglishDrin

Borrowed from Albanian Drin.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δρίλων
  • Δρίλων (Drílōn)the longest river in Albania
Bulgarian Дрин, Дрим
  • Дрин (Drin)the longest river in Albania
  • Дрим (Drim)the longest river in Albania
Chinese Mandarin 德林河
  • 德林河 (Délínhé)the longest river in Albania
German Drin
  • Drinthe longest river in Albania
Greek Δρίνος
  • Δρίνος (Drínos)the longest river in Albania
Hindi द्रिन
  • द्रिन (drin)the longest river in Albania
Italian Drin
  • Drinthe longest river in Albania
Korean 드린강
  • 드린강 (deurin'gang)the longest river in Albania
Latin Drinō
  • Drinōthe longest river in Albania
Polish Drin
  • Drinthe longest river in Albania
Russian Дрин
  • Дрин (Drin)the longest river in Albania

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Drin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drin

MLA

“Drin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Drin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drin.

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