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

Derived Forms

• trans-Volga
  adjective

Example Sentences

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

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 man was identified by facial recognition software as 33-year-old Sergei Shirshov, a native of the Volga River city of Saratov.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

Once the Germans captured the Volga River and destroyed the Soviet Union’s defenses, they could head north to get at Moscow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein