Volga

[ vol-guh, vohl-; Russian vawl-guh ]

/ ˈvɒl gə, ˈvoʊl-; Russian ˈvɔl gə /

noun

a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2325 miles (3745 km).

Related formstrans-Vol·ga, adjective

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Examples from the Web for volga

Hearing that land is cheap along the Volga, he uproots his family and expands his holdings.
What Tolstoy Teaches Us About Insider Trading|Liesl Schillinger|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The whole traffic and navigation of the Don, down stream, from Kahalnitzkaia, depends on the arrivals from the Volga.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell
The revenue derived by the government from the fisheries of the Volga amounts to 800,000 paper rubles.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell
Arriving on the banks of the Volga in the thirteenth century, they intermingled there with the Bulgarians.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker

A little later we should have driven up the Volga on the ice, for that is an almost direct road to Nijni-Novgorod.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie
The horde was soon in motion, passing from the Volga to the Don in numbers which were represented to be as the sands of the sea.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for volga

Volga

/ (ˈvɒlɡə) /

noun

a river in W Russia, rising in the Valdai Range and flowing through a chain of small lakes to the Rybinsk Reservoir and south to the Caspian Sea through Volgograd: the longest river in Europe. Length: 3690 km (2293 miles)

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