Ladoga

[lah-duh-guh]

noun

Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of St. Petersburg: largest lake in Europe. 7000 sq. mi. (18,000 sq. km).

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Historical Examples of ladoga

At a little distance from the shore is a large lake, called the Lake of Ladoga.
Peter the Great
Jacob Abbott
The outlet of the Lake of Ladoga is a small river called the Neva.
Peter the Great
Jacob Abbott
Enough; I am washed—now for breakfast and the ducks of Ladoga!
The Romance of the Woods
F. J. Whishaw
She was then divorced and consigned to the remote monastery of Ladoga.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8
Various
Peter was thus enabled to get the command of the lake of Ladoga, and of the river Neva, which connects that lake with the Baltic.
The Empire of Russia
John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for ladoga

Ladoga

noun

Lake Ladoga a lake in NW Russia, in the SW Karelian Republic: the largest lake in Europe; drains through the River Neva into the Gulf of Finland. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles)Russian name: Ladozhskoye Ozero (ˈladəʃskəjə ˈɔzɪrə)

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