Kolyma

or Ko·li·ma

[ kuh-lee-muh; Russian kuh-li-mah ]

/ kəˈli mə; Russian kə lɪˈmɑ /

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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, Komandorski Islands, Komati, komatik

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How to use Kolyma in a sentence

The same remark applies to a population as far east as the Kolyma, the Jukahiri.
The Ethnology of Europe|Robert Gordon Latham
In the season of 1740 he continued his voyage to beyond the Kolyma, wintering at Nizhni Kolymsk.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
At Kolymsk, on the Kolyma river, the authorities require every man to catch one-tenth more than enough for his own use.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox
In 1814 the small pox raged in one of the tribes living on the Kolyma river, and the deaths from it were numerous.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox

Laptev now turned and sought for winter quarters on the Kolyma.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold

British Dictionary definitions for Kolyma

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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