Meanings
- A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
Rain and melting snow combined to push the Evros (Meric) River over its banks in March 2006.
2006 March 24, NASA, “Floods Along the Evros (Meric) River”, in NASA Earth Observatory, retrieved 11 Mar 20251 more example
[H]e and his group were forced off the boat and into the water near an islet in the middle of the Evros river [...]
2021 June 23, Amnesty International, “Greece: Pushbacks and violence against refugees and migrants are de facto border policy”, in amnesty.org (press release), retrieved 11 Mar 2025Synonyms: Meriç [Turkish]]>, Maritsa [Bulgarian]]>, Maritza
- A regional unit in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, named after the river.
People are also being apprehended and detained far into the Greek mainland before being returned to the Evros region to be illegally returned.
2021 June 23, Amnesty International, “Greece: Pushbacks and violence against refugees and migrants are de facto border policy”, in amnesty.org (press release), retrieved 11 Mar 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
Origin
- Thracian*Ebrus“wide”
- Ancient GreekἝβρος
- GreekΈβρος
- EnglishEvros
From Greek Έβρος (Évros), from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος (Hébros), from Thracian *Ebrus (“wide”) or ebros (“splasher”).
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Cite this entry
Evros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evros
“Evros.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evros. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Evros,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Evros.
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