a river in central Europe, rising in the N Czech Republic and flowing generally northwest through Germany to the North Sea at Hamburg. Length: 1165 km (724 miles)
Czech name: Labe
Elbe in American English
(ˈɛlbə; ɛlb)
river in central Europe, flowing from NW Czech Republic through Germany into theNorth Sea at Hamburg: c. 725 mi (1,167 km)