[doo] 
| 1. | a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. ab. 260 mi. (420 km) long. |
| 2. | a department in E France. 471,082; 2031 sq. mi. (5260 sq. km). Capital: Besançon. |
| Doubs (dōō) A river rising in the Jura Mountains of eastern France and flowing about 434 km (270 mi) northeast to and along the French-Swiss border, into Switzerland, then back into France, where it meanders in a generally southwest course to the Saône River. |