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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Words nearby Onega

one fell swoop, in, onefold, one foot in the grave, have, one for the books, one for the road, Onega, Onega Bay, One good turn deserves another, Oneg Shabbat, one-handed, one-horse

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. Ralston
In 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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