Definitions for elbe
ˈɛl bə, ɛlbelbe

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elbe, Elbe Rivernoun

   a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elbenoun

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elbe

   The Elbe (German: [ˈɛlbə] (listen); Czech: Labe [ˈlabɛ] (listen); Low German: Ilv or Elv; Upper and Lower Sorbian: Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 km (680 mi).The Elbe's major tributaries include the rivers Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře.The Elbe river basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of 148,268 square kilometres (57,247 sq mi), the twelfth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, however it lies almost entirely just in two of them, Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%, covering about two thirds of the state's territory). Marginally, the basin stretches also to Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The Elbe catchment area is inhabited by 24.4 million people, the biggest cities within are Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dresden and Leipzig.

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1. Elbe

   The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia, then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometres. The Elbe's major tributaries include the Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster, and Ohře rivers. The Elbe River basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of 148,268 square kilometres, the fourth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries, with its largest parts in Germany and the Czech Republic. Much smaller parts lie in Austria and Poland. The basin is inhabited by 24.5 million people.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elbe

   the most important river in N. Germany; rises in the Riesengebirge, in Austria, flows NW. through Germany, and enters the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 725 m. long, navigable 520 m.; abounds in fish.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ELBE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Elbe is ranked #51830 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Elbe surname appeared 401 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Elbe.
   
   97.2% or 390 total occurrences were White.

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1. • Europe
   • River

Anagrams for elbe »

1. blee

How to pronounce elbe?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elbe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elbe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of elbe in a Sentence

1. Eddie Redmayne:

   She talked in depth and wonderful detail about [Elbe's] art and also extraordinary things about that period. How architecture had gotten more feminine with Art Nouveau, how the notions of gender were beginning to change in the 1920s, with women's clothing becoming more boyish and haircuts getting shorter. She was just so articulate on so many subjects.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elbe
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elbe
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbe
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=elbe
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Elbe
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html