# Morava

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A left tributary of the Danube in Central Europe, flowing through Moravia in the Czech Republic on the border with Slovakia and then along the border of Austria.
2. A river in central Serbia; in full, Great Morava.

## Etymology
Related to Czech Moře, German March and Latin Marus, both deriving ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea, standing water”). The river was first documented as Maraha in an 892 deed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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