Aare River

Aare River
noun
a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
Syn: ↑Aare, ↑Aar
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
Part Holonyms: ↑Switzerland, ↑Swiss Confederation, ↑Suisse, ↑Schweiz, ↑Svizzera

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