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  • noun a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea

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Examples

  • The opening night was held in the center of old Tbilisi, on the Metechi Bridge over the Kura River, music pounding, wind blowing through our hair, excitement rippling through the crowd.

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  • The head of the RIA Novosti office in Georgia, Besik Pipia, interviewed the legendary chess player in the oligarch's sprawling residence overlooking the Kura River.

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  • The largest of the Caspian brown trout was the winter-run race in the Kura River.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • In the Russian literature, an 1897 report based on personal observation mentions a trout from the Kura River weighing more than 72 pounds 33 kg.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • In the Russian literature, an 1897 report based on personal observation mentions a trout from the Kura River weighing more than 72 pounds 33 kg.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Kura River and most other tributaries to the Caspian Sea have been polluted, and dams now block most Caspian trout from their former spawning grounds.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Kura River winter-run race of Caspian brown trout probably attained the maximum size of any form of brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The largest of the Caspian brown trout was the winter-run race in the Kura River.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Kura River and most other tributaries to the Caspian Sea have been polluted, and dams now block most Caspian trout from their former spawning grounds.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

  • The Kura River winter-run race of Caspian brown trout probably attained the maximum size of any form of brown trout.

    Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

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