Onega
[ oh-neg-uh; Russian uh-nye-guh ]
/ oʊˈnɛg ə; Russian ʌˈnyɛ gə /
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noun
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3,764 sq. mi. (9,750 sq. km).
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing N to Onega Bay. 250 miles (405 km) long.
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How to use Onega in a sentence
There was an old man who lived near Lake Onega, and who supported himself and his wife by hunting.
Russian Fairy Tales|W. R. S. RalstonIn the bay itself, ten or twelve leagues from the lake, are the two islands of Onega and Las Monges.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for Onega
Onega
/ (Russian aˈnjɛɡə) /
noun
a lake in NW Russia, mostly in the Karelian Republic: the second largest lake in Europe. Area: 9891 sq km (3819 sq miles)
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