Ladoga

American  

[lah-duh-guh] / ˈlɑ də gə /

noun

1. 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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Ladoga British  

/ ˈladəɡə /

noun

1. Russian name: Ladozhskoye Ozero.  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)

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Example Sentences

Another uncle came from Moscow to help her family escape, which involved crossing the treacherous Lake Ladoga during the winter.

From New York Times

But the boy survived, recovered from his wounds, and with a small company headed for Russia, traveled up the Neva River to Lake Ladoga and then on to Kiev, where his kinsman Prince Yaroslav ruled.

From Washington Post

Chernykh and her remaining family were evacuated from the city in September 1942, travelling by a barge along the Ladoga Lake that was constantly barraged by Nazi warplanes.

From Washington Times

Svetlana Village is an unusual community near Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg, where about 40 people live in four large houses on a sprawling farm.

From Washington Post

The main vehicle is a recent documentary on top national channel Rossiya 1 about a monastery widely thought to be Mr Putin's favourite - Valaam, on a remote archipelago in northern Lake Ladoga.

From BBC