Dictionary Definition
spree n : a brief indulgence of your impulses
[syn: fling] v : engage
withour restraint in an activity and indulge, as when
shopping
User Contributed Dictionary
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English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
- A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
Synonyms
Translations
- Finnish: juominki
Extensive Definition
The Spree (; lang-hsb Sprowja, lang-dsb
Sprjewja)
is a river in Saxony, Brandenburg and
Berlin,
Germany. It
is a left tributary of
the Havel
river and is approximately 400 kilometres in length.
Its source is located in the Lusatian Hills
(Lausitzer
Bergland) on the Czech
border. Further north the river enters the Spreewald, a
large wetlands area, that is identical with the settlement areas of
the Sorbs. In
its final portion the river runs through the city centre of
Berlin to
join the River Havel in the western
quarters of Berlin.
The name of the river Spree was by Thietmar
of Merseburg recorded as Sprewa (Middle German sprejen,
sprewen, High German sprühen meaning to spray water). People living
at the Spree river (Anwohner) were in old German language (and are
still) called Spreewaner.
Residents and tourists commonly attend events at
Badeschiff, a
pool placed within the Spree.
Towns on the river's course include: Bautzen, Spremberg,
Cottbus,
Lübbenau,
Lübben,
Fürstenwalde
and Berlin.
The river gave its name to several German
districts:
Views of the Spree in central Berlin
Palace
of the Republic and the Berliner Dom
image:Spree in BerlinTreptow.jpg|River Spree in Berlin-Treptow,
downstream view
External links
- Panorama Spree - Panoramic view of the river in Berlin
spree in Breton: Spree
spree in Catalan: Spree
spree in Czech: Spréva
spree in Danish: Spree
spree in German: Spree
spree in Lower Sorbian: Sprjewja
spree in Estonian: Spree
spree in Spanish: Río Spree
spree in Esperanto: Spree
spree in French: Spree
spree in Korean: 슈프레 강
spree in Ido: Spree
spree in Italian: Sprea
spree in Hebrew: שפרה
spree in Latvian: Šprē
spree in Lithuanian: Šprė
spree in Dutch: Spree
spree in Japanese: シュプレー川
spree in Norwegian: Spree
spree in Norwegian Nynorsk: Spree
spree in Polish: Sprewa
spree in Portuguese: Rio Spree
spree in Romanian: Râul Spree
spree in Russian: Шпре
spree in Simple English: Spree
spree in Slovak: Spréva
spree in Serbian: Шпреја
spree in Finnish: Spree
spree in Swedish: Spree
spree in Thai: แม่น้ำชเปร
spree in Chinese: 施普雷河
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, bender, binge, bout, bust, carousal, carouse, celebrate, celebration, compotation, cut loose,
debauch, drinking bout,
drunk, drunken carousal,
escapade, fling, frolic, guzzle, hell, hell around, jag, jollify, jolly, lark, let go, let loose, let off
steam, make merry, make whoopee, orgy, outing, ploy, potation, pub-crawl, raise
hell, rampage, randan, randy, revel, riot, roister, romp, see life, skylark, splurge, step out, symposium, tear, toot, wanton, wassail, whoop it up, wingding