Ladoga

[ lah-duh-guh ]

/ ˈlɑ də gə /

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noun

Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of St. Petersburg: largest lake in Europe. 7,000 sq. mi. (18,000 sq. km).

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How to use Ladoga in a sentence

The town of Ladoga; it was situated at that time on the river Volkhov which debouches into the lake of Ladoga.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
Their first care in the morning was to visit the steamer Ladoga, in which they had taken their passage to Saint Petersburg.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston
Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe, contains only 6,330 square miles.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth
Wide as an ocean bay, the giant river was rolling back its waves upon Lake Ladoga.
The Green Book|Mr Jkai

Such a mirage is sometimes seen on the vast Ladoga lake as in the plains of Egypt, and vastly beautiful it was.
Through Finland in Carts|Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie

British Dictionary definitions for Ladoga

Ladoga

/ (Russian ˈladəɡə) /

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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