evros
/ˈɛv.ɹoʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
name
A regional unit in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, named after the river.
Example Sentences
- "Rain and melting snow combined to push the Evros (Meric) River over its banks in March 2006."
- "[H]e and his group were forced off the boat and into the water near an islet in the middle of the Evros river [...]"
- "People are also being apprehended and detained far into the Greek mainland before being returned to the Evros region to be illegally returned."
Etymology
From Greek Έβρος (Évros), from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος (Hébros), from Thracian *Ebrus (“wide”) or ebros (“splasher”).
Origin
- Source language: Greek
Word Breakdown
- Root: Έβρος, Ἕβρος, *Ebrus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛv.ɹoʊs/
- British English: /ˈɛv.ɹəʊs/