evros

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛv.ɹəʊs/(UK)
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/ˈɛv.ɹəʊs/(UK) · /ˈɛv.ɹoʊs/(US)

Definition of evros

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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  1. A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
    “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 [...]”
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  1. A river in southeastern Europe that flows through Bulgaria and down the border between Greece and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.
    “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 [...]”
  2. A regional unit in East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, named after the river.
    “People are also being apprehended and detained far into the Greek mainland before being returned to the Evros region to be illegally returned.”

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Etymology

From Greek Έβρος (Évros), from Ancient Greek Ἕβρος (Hébros), from Thracian *Ebrus (“wide”) or ebros (“splasher”).

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