"Neva" meaning in English

See Neva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. A river in Russia, on which the Saint Petersburg city is located. Categories (place): Places in Russia, Rivers in Russia Translations (river): نِيفَا (nifā) [feminine] (Arabic), Նևա [Newa] (Armenian), Нева́ (Nevá) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 涅瓦河 (Nièwǎ hé) (Chinese Mandarin), Νέβας (Névas) (Greek), נייבה (Hebrew), Neva [feminine] (Italian), ネヴァ (Neva) (Japanese), ネバ (Neba) (Japanese), 네바 (Neba) (Korean), Newa [feminine] (Polish), Нева́ (Nevá) [feminine] (Russian), Neva (Swedish), Nyen (Swedish), Neva (Turkish), Neva Nehri (Turkish)
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