Irtysh
/ˈɪə(ɹ)tɪʃ/
Irtysh proper noun: a major river in Siberia, Russia and Kazakhstan.
Proper noun
Irtysh
- A major river in Siberia, Russia and Kazakhstan.
- The O-erh-ch'i-ssu River begins in the southern section of the lofty A-erh-t'ai Mountains of Sinkiang. This river is over 2,900 kilometers long and has a large delta area rich in minerals such as gold, iron, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, mica, crystal and "ping-chou-shih" [3056 3166 4258 possibly...[1969 July 3 [1969 May 28], “A View of the O-erh-ch'i-ssu River Delta”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 59, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Hong...
- While stabilized and semistabilized sand dunes prevail in the desert in the Dzungarian Basin, shifting dunes are the rule in this desert, intermittently distributed along both the south and north banks of the O-erh-ch'i-szu Ho [translating 額爾齊斯河 /额尔齐斯河 (É'ěrqísī)] in the northwestern part of the...[1975 August 18 [1974 May], “Study of China's Deserts [中国沙漠概论 CHUNG-KUO SHA-MO KAI-LUN]”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 316, United States Joint Publications Research Service...
- Synonyms:
- Ertix
Examples of Irtysh in a sentence
- However, the other downstream state liable to be affected by China’s Irtysh extraction plans is Russia.2001, Central Asian Security: The New International Context, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80:
- The Interfax news agency, citing regional police and emergency services, says the crash occurred Saturday on the Irtysh river, 10 kilometers from the Siberian city of Omsk.2013 August 17, “Russia boat crash kills 4, injures 49”, in AP News, archived from the original on 22 May 2022:
Synonyms of Irtysh
Origin of Irtysh
From Russian Иртыш (Irtyš), possibly from Bashkir.
Questions about Irtysh
- What does Irtysh mean?
- Irtysh means a major river in Siberia, Russia and Kazakhstan.
- How do you use Irtysh in a sentence?
- However, the other downstream state liable to be affected by China’s Irtysh extraction plans is Russia.
- What part of speech is Irtysh?
- Irtysh is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Irtysh?
- Irtysh is pronounced /ˈɪə(ɹ)tɪʃ/.
Words near Irtysh in the dictionary
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