Proper noun
Daugava
A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Russia, Belarus and Latvia to the Gulf of Riga.
Although he landed in the mouth of the Daugava in 1200 with only 23 ships and 500 soldiers, the bishop's efforts ensured that a constant flow of recruits followed. Source: Internet
Campaign against the Latgallians and Selonians (1208–1224) After the subjugation of the Livonians the crusaders turned their attention to the Latgallian principalities to the east, along the Gauja and Daugava rivers. Source: Internet
The high nitrate and phosphate load of the Daugava is instrumental to the buildup of extensive phytoplankton biomass in the Baltic Sea; other European rivers contributing to such high nutrient loading of the Baltic are the Oder and Vistula Rivers. Source: Internet
Rainis’ words are the focal point of Brauns’ “Daugava,” a cantata for choir and synthesizer that was composed in 1989. Source: Internet
On October 5 it commenced an offensive on Riga taking the west bank of the Daugava River with front line splitting Riga in half. Source: Internet
The largest river is the Daugava, which has been an important route for several thousand years. Source: Internet