Onega
Americannoun
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Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3,764 sq. mi. (9,750 sq. km).
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a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing N to Onega Bay. 250 miles (405 km) long.
noun
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The first job Onega found was in Bossier.
From Washington Times
A nearby vessel was able to rescue two members of the Onega's crew and recover one body, before the trawler went down near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago.
From BBC
Cooper admitted in an interview with Cogar and a postal inspector that he changed some of the requests he picked up from the Onega post office from Democrat to Republican.
From Seattle Times
The church, built in 1774 on the shores of Lake Onega, was broadly admired as one of the most remarkable examples of Northern Russia’s wooden architecture.
From Washington Times
Over a billion years ago, the team speculates, ocean water covered the Lake Onega river basin in the Russian Republic of Karelia on the country’s western border with Finland.
From Scientific American
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