(November 2007). The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire), that ended Russia's participation in World War I.
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Noun. 1. river basin-the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; flood control in the Missouri basin. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, watershed, basin.detention basin-a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream. retention basin-a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream.atchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, watershed, basin. detention basin-a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream. retention basin-a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream.