Volga

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

/ ˈvɒl gə, ˈvoʊl-; Russian ˈvɔl gə /

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Volga

trans-Volga, adjective

Words nearby Volga

volcanogenic, Volcano Islands, volcanology, Volcker, vole, Volga, Volga River, Volga Tatar, Volgograd, volitant, volitation

How to use Volga in a sentence

A prison convoy led the artist to a black Volga car and drove her away from prison in unknown direction.
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Hearing that land is cheap along the Volga, he uproots his family and expands his holdings.
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"And mind you don't burn it as you did every blessed time last year on the Volga," I added by way of reminder.
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He crossed the Volga again and hunted through the quarters on the other side, where the crowd was much less considerable.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne

The Volga, the Rha of the ancients, the largest river in all Europe, is almost three thousand miles in length.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
The Volga forms the trunk of this tree, and it has for roots seventy mouths opening into the Caspian Sea.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
Perfectly unnecessary, sir; we already know each other, for we traveled together on the Volga.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne

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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