Elbe

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Elbe

/ˈɛlbə/
/ɛlb/

Rhymes with -ɛlbə, -ɛlb

Where it comes from

From German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *albī.

proper noun

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

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name European river

Español	Elba
한국어	엘베 Elbe
日本語	エルベ Erube, エルベ川 Erube-gawa
中文	易北河 Yìběi hé
हिन्दी	एल्बे elbe
Português	Elba
Français	Elbe
Deutsch	Elbe
Italiano	Elba
Ελληνικά	Έλβας Élvas
Română	Elba
Русский	Э́льба Élʹba, Ла́ба Lába
Tiếng Việt	sông En-bơ
العربية	إلبه ilbeh

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"Elbe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elbe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Elbe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elbe

Chicago

"Elbe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elbe.

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@misc{elbe_2026,
  title = {Elbe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elbe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}