Taimyr Peninsula

or Tai·mir Penin·sula

[ tahy-meer; Russian tahy-mir ]
/ taɪˈmɪər; Russian taɪˈmɪr /

noun

a peninsula in the N Russian Federation in Asia, between the Kara and Laptev seas.

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British Dictionary definitions for taimyr peninsula

Taimyr Peninsula
/ (Russian tajˈmir) /

noun

a large peninsula of N central Russia, between the Kara Sea and the Laptev SeaAlso called: Taymyr Peninsula
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