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PRONUNCIATION OF ELBE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELBE

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Elbe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elbe

Elbe

The Elbe (Czech: Labe (help·info); German: Elbe; Low German: Elv) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometres (680 mi). The Elbe's major tributaries include the Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře rivers. The Elbe River basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of 148,268 square kilometres (57,247 sq mi), the fourth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, with its largest parts in Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%). Much smaller parts lie in Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The basin is inhabited by 24.5 million people.

Definition of Elbe in the English dictionary

The definition of Elbe in the dictionary is a river in central Europe, rising in the N Czech Republic and flowing generally northwest through Germany to the North Sea at Hamburg. Length: 1165 km Czech name: Labe.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELBE

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Elbert
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elbow room
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elbowroom
Elbrus
Elburz Mountains
Elche

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELBE

adobe
as the case may be
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globe
maybe
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the globe
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Synonyms and antonyms of Elbe in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Elbe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELBE

Find out the translation of Elbe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

易北河
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Elbe
570 millions of speakers

English

Elbe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एल्बे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الالب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эльба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Elba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এলবে
260 millions of speakers

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Elbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elbe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エルベ川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엘베
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elbe
85 millions of speakers
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Elbe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எல்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एल्बे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Elbe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Elba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Łaba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ельба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Elbe
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Elbe
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Elbe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Elbe
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Elbe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Elbe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELBE»

The term «Elbe» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELBE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Elbe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELBE»

Discover the use of Elbe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Elbe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Security and Global Health
In this book Stefan Elbe shows that in the new millennium international politics is no longer characterized by its preoccupation with a single disease, but precisely by its need to urgently confront what is now an epidemic of epidemics.
Stefan Elbe, 2010
2
Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe
Attempts to explain Eisenhower's decision to halt the Anglo-American forces at the Elbe and leave Berlin to the Russians.
Stephen E. Ambrose, 2000
3
Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe: ...
What are the prospects for stable democracy East of the Elbe after the eastward expansion of the European Union? The prospects for civil society and democracy East of the Elbe 15 years after the dissolution of the Soviet system in 1989, at a ...
Sven Eliaeson, 2006
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Europe: A Nietzschen Perspective
Using a detailed analysis of the writings of Nietzsche, Elbe seeks to articulate a more meaningful idea of Europe, which would enhance the legitimacy of the European Union and provide the basis for a European identity.
Stefan Elbe, 2004
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Tunnel Construction
4th Tube Elbe Tunnel Consortium, Hamburg, Germany ABSTRACT: The 4th tube of the Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg breaks new ground in large tunnel construction - in design, tendering procedure, construction contract and implementation of the ...
Messe München International, 1998
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Natural Food Colorants
444. Dopp, H. and Musso, H. Chem. Ber. 106 (1973) 3473-3482. 445. von Ardenne. R., Dopp. H., Musso, H. and Steglich, W. Z. Naturforsch. 29C (1974) 637-639. 446. von Elbe, J.H. and Maing, I.-V. Cereal Sci. Today 18 (1973) 263- 264. 447.
G.A.F. Hendry, J.D. Houghton, 1996
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LIFE
The vehicle for this moral lesson is a movie called Meeting on the Elbe. It chronicles the first encounter of Soviet and American troops at the Elbe River in 1945 (above), the flight of the diehard Hitlerites (p. 64) and the subsequent fight for ...
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Vegetation, Water, Humans and the Climate: A New Perspective ...
The buffering effect of high elevation snowmelt, which otherwise would affect flood discharge and low flows, is missing in the Elbe due to the absense of high mountains. Therefore, the ratio of monthly low flow and high flow in the Elbe is 1 : 21 ...
P. Kabat, 2004
9
Who's who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to ...
Elbc.Lili Elbe.Lih soldiers brutally slaughtered Elagabalus and his mother. After hacking off his limbs, the soldiers tried stuffing the body down a sewer; failing that , they then threw the remains into the Tiber River. Statues, inscriptions and other  ...
Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon, 2001
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Estuary Saga - A Wildfowler Naturalist on the Elbe
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Jeffery G Harrison, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Elbe is used in the context of the following news items.
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ST Engineering's Aerospace Arm Clinches $920M Worth of New …
During 2Q2015, ST Aerospace signed agreements with Airbus and Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) to launch the A320/A321 ... «AviationPros.com, Jul 15»
2
Will Eddie Redmayne's 'The Danish Girl' Role Get Him Another …
... the 33-year-old actor was spotted filming in Copenhagen, Denmark last March in full female attire as Einar Wegener, later known as Lili Elbe. «Franchise Herald, Jul 15»
3
From Palmyra to Hamburg: UNESCO completes its list
The 15 warehouses on the Elbe River are a testimonial to the city's historical maritime, industrial architecture. The nearby Kontorhaus district is ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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Intermission: Fun and games
“When interviewed by The Telegraph in February 2015 about an upcoming role as real-life trans artist Lili Elbe in 'The Danish Girl'—a role once ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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UNESCO's new World Heritage Sites
The 15 warehouses on the Elbe River are a testimonial to the city's historical maritime, industrial architecture. The nearby Kontorhaus district is ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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The cats' pyjamas
The crowd loved Brown, who was decked out in leopard-print PJs and kitty slippers, while her two-year-old hairless Sphynx cat, Elbe, sported ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
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WWII Spitfire pilot, 94, visits Buckingham Palace to mark 100th …
... 21 1943 and taken prisoner by a troop of Germans, spending 18 months as a prisoner of war at a camp near the River Elbe in east Germany. «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
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Heglars celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
... Dwayne Heglar and wife Annie from Mooresville, Shawna Heglar from Columbia, S.C., and Jenine Jones and husband Elbe from Woodleaf. «Salisbury Post, Jul 15»
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Hotel market germany even more in focus of international investors …
The metropolis on the Elbe River is one of the top locations for new hotel real estates in Germany besides Munich. Recently more than twelve ... «4Hoteliers, Jul 15»
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Temporary stadium plan could boost Boston's bid
Hamburg, which built a soccer facility at the turn of the millennium, plans to create a separate stadium for the Games on an island in the Elbe ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

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