Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 345 km (215 mi) long, rising in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina and flowing generally north along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia to the Sava River.
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- proper noun A river that flows northward 160 miles along the border of
Bosnia and Herzegovina andSerbia to empty into theSava River.
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Examples
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Drina is too cute to be trueblue; but writes similar.
Think Progress » Young America’s Foundation Student Conference Bans Progressive Reporters 2006
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Western Union is also working to expand the availability of its payment services through automatic teller machines or directly from customers' bank accounts, said Drina Yue , Western Union's senior vice president for the Asia-Pacific region.
Western Union Could Double China Agent Locations Owen Fletcher 2011
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However, he also refers to General Radislav Krstic ,who commanded the Drina corps of the Bosnian Serb army at the time of the capture of Srebrenica and the subsequent massacre of Muslims there in July 1995.
Military can show society the way on moral values and ethics, says Dannatt 2011
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In southeastern Europe, meanwhile, Bosnian authorities declared a state of emergency and ordered evacuations after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding on the Drina river.
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Meanwhile, at the other end of the country, in Visegrád, on the river Drina, a Bosnian Serb leader called Milan Lukić and his men would pack Muslim civilians, including women, elderly people and children, into houses, lock the doors and incinerate them alive.
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They have loved one another for centuries, but each time they get close to each other, his wife Drina kills Ever.
Blue Moon-Alyson Noel « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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And nobody mentioned the book from nobel prize winner Ivo Andric , The bridge on the Drina.
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Living in the slum are Martin's old pal Dave (Joel McCrea), an out-of-work architect, and Drina (Sylvia Sidney), an impoverished beauty raising her kid brother.
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The cycle seemed endless until now when Ever changes the triangular interrelation dynamics by killing Drina.
Blue Moon-Alyson Noel « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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Encouraged by his troops 'recent gains in the Drina valley of eastern Bosnia, Halilovic says what Bosnia really needs is an end to the arms embargo so his forces can break the siege of Sarajevo themselves.
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