Argun

American  

[ahr-goon] / ɑrˈgun /

noun

Older Spelling.

1. a river in northeastern Asia, forming part of the boundary between the Russian Federation and China. About 450 miles (725 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Mr. Argun said he has no interest in moving to the new city.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016

Russians Fight On in Chechnya Despite taking two important Chechen cities, Argun and Shali, last week, the Russian army faces a long slog in Chechnya.

From Time Magazine Archive

More significant was its known distribution: one concentration east of Harbin, opposite the Ussuri River and the Vladivostok area; another in Manchukuo's remote northwestern corner, along the Argun and Amur River borders of Siberia.

From Time Magazine Archive

Temudjin was now, says Mailla, one of the most powerful princes of these parts, and he determined to subjugate the Kieliei, the inhabitants of the Argun, but he was defeated.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

I think the first city, or town, or fortress, whatever it might be called, that belonged to the czar of Muscovy, was called Argun, being on the west side of the river Argun.

From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1808) by Defoe, Daniel