Saale vs Saale River

Saale and Saale River both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Saale	Yes	No	No	No
Saale River	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Saale and Saale River are synonyms defined as:

Saale and Saale River: a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River

Saale (noun)	Saale River (noun)
a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River	a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River