Aldan

[ uhl-dahn ]

/ ʌlˈdɑn /

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noun

a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1,500 miles (2,415 km) long.

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Words nearby Aldan

Alcyoneus, Ald., Alda, Aldabra, Aldabra Islands, Aldan, Aldebaran, Aldeburgh, aldehyde, Alden, al dente

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How to use Aldan in a sentence

Traversing the mountains and reaching the tributaries of the Aldan river, they found their hardships commencing.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
He asked them what they ate, and they said pangaldanen (the bamboo ladder is called aldan).
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler
Their centre is the river Lena, whereon they extend at least as far southward as the Aldan.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
The Aldan Mountains run along parallel to it on the left for 400 miles.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Aldan

Aldan

/ (Russian alˈdan) /

noun

a river in E Russia in the SE Sakha Republic, rising in the Aldan Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)

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