Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
drin
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Drin.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does drin mean?
The longest river in Albania, flowing about 190 km across the north of the country from the confluence of the rivers Black Drin and White Drin near Kukës, west through the Fierza Reservoir then south through Lake Koman to the town of Vau i Dejës; it then splits into the Large Drin which flows into the river Buna at the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër and the Small Drin which flows into the Gulf of Drin southwest of Lezhë.
Where does drin come from?
Borrowed from Albanian Drin.

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