Volga

American  

[vol-guh, vohl-, vawl-guh] / ˈvɒl gə, ˈvoʊl-, ˈvɔl gə /

noun

1. 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. 2,325 miles (3,745 km).

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Volga British  

/ ˈvɒlɡə /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• trans-Volga
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Volga

Infrastructure in the highly populated basins of major European rivers such as the Danube, the Rhine and the Volga is projected to be exposed to significant flooding, said UNECE.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

To take his journey, Mr. Mian pretended to be not a journalist but a scholar writing a history of the Volga.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

There was just one thing - the new Volga is based on a Chinese car, the Changan.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024

Moscow is also seeking the reopening of the ammonia pipeline from Togliatti on the Volga River in western Russia to the Black Sea port of Odesa in Ukraine.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Marina had sent her mother, Anna, and her daughter, Tanya, to safety in a town far up the Volga River when war had first broken out.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein