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

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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

A local TikTok influencer captured public frustration in a post from the Volga region of Chuvashia, some 600 miles from Ukraine, an area that came under attack this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

People gathered in the main square of Ufa, the main city of Bashkortostan, a region spread between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains, dancing and singing folk songs.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

The campsite is near Lake Yalchik, a popular tourist spot in the Mari Chodra national park north of the Volga river more than 600km east of Moscow.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2023

The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was still based at Saratov, using their fast and dangerous solo Yak fighters to defend and protect supplies and transport on the Volga River north of Stalingrad.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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