neva

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proper noun

A river in Russia, on which the Saint Petersburg city is located.

OriginRussian Нева́ ← Finnic →
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Meanings

neva1

adverbneva (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparablepronunciation spellingAfrican-American Vernacular; Yankee dialect; African-American Vernacular; Yankee dialectPronunciation spelling of never.

Neva2

proper noun
  1. A river in Russia, on which the Saint Petersburg city is located.

    In a VIP boat we followed his launch down the Neva to celebrate Navy Day, past four destroyers and three submarines lined up for inspection, each with its brass band, each with its sailors stiff in dress formation.

    1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 604

Origin

  1. Finnic
  2. RussianНева́
  3. EnglishNeva

From Russian Нева́ (Nevá), from Finnic (compare Finnish neva).

More words from Russian, Finnic

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Translations

Arabic نِيفَا
  • نِيفَا (nifā)river
Bulgarian Нева́
  • Нева́ (Nevá)river
Chinese Mandarin 涅瓦河
  • 涅瓦河 (Nièwǎ hé)river
Greek Νέβας
  • Νέβας (Névas)river
Hebrew נייבה
  • נייבהriver
Italian Neva
  • Nevariver
Japanese ネヴァ, ネバ
  • ネヴァ (Neva)river
  • ネバ (Neba)river
Korean 네바
  • 네바 (Neba)river
Polish Newa
  • Newariver
Russian Нева́
  • Нева́ (Nevá)river
Swedish Neva, Nyen
  • Nevariver
  • Nyenriver
Turkish Neva, Neva Nehri
  • Nevariver
  • Neva Nehririver

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Evanvanenavevenaaven
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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