Kolyma
or Ko·li·ma
[ kuh-lee-muh; Russian kuh-li-mah ]
/ kəˈli mə; Russian kə lɪˈmɑ /
noun
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE to the Arctic Ocean. 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long.
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Words nearby Kolyma
koloa, Kolomna, Kolozsvár, Kolpino, Kolwezi, Kolyma, Kolyma Mountains, Kolyma Range, kolytic, Komandorski Islands, Komati
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Kolyma
/ (Russian kəliˈma) /
noun
a river in NE Russia, rising in the Kolyma Mountains north of the Sea of Okhotsk and flowing generally north to the East Siberian Sea. Length: 2600 km (1615 miles)
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