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Rába
 
 
(rä´b) (KEY) , Ger. Raab, river, c.160 mi (260 km) long, rising in the mountains of SE Austria. It flows SE to the Austria-Hungary line, then NE through W Hungary to the Danube River at Györ. There are many small hydroelectric plants on the river. The valley is extensively farmed.
 
 
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