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Selenga

American  
[sel-eng-gah] / ˌsɛl ɛŋˈgɑ /

noun

  1. a river in northern central Asia, flowing east and north through the northwestern Mongolian People's Republic through the Republic of Buryatia in the southeastern Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1,125 km) long.


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Report was that the officers & crew of the Selenga, refusing to submit, were placed under arrest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the Selenga and her cargo were still detained at Hong Kong, when in came the Vladimir Mayakovsky, also under British escort.

From Time Magazine Archive

They took the Selenga clear to Hong Kong for examination, on the suspicion that the metals were destined for Germany via the Trans-Siberian Railway.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Selenga was full of ice, some cakes being larger than the platform of our boat.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

A few years ago the village of Stepnoi, about twenty miles from the mouth of the Selenga, was destroyed by an earthquake.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

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