Irtish
- a variation of Irtysh.
Example Sentences
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Two of his largest undertakings were in Russia, one at Kyshtim, in the Urals, the other at Irtish on the Siberian plains near Manchuria.
From Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work by Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman)
One day, being surprised by the Tartars when unprepared, he leaped into the Irtish in full armor and tried to swim its rapid current.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
In 1587, Tobolsk was founded on the Irtish, ten miles below Sibir.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
Barabas tribe, in the steppes between the Irtish and the Ob, 304.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
Sibir itself, which stood on a high bluff on the right bank of the Irtish, exists no more, having probably been swept away by the erosions of the stream.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
