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Kalga

Kalga proper noun: a rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

Proper noun

Kalga

  1. A rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
  2. A village in the Himachal Pradesh district in India.
    • Walking to Kalga takes around 15 minutes from the Parvati Dam, itself some 800m from Barshani bus stand.2022, Joe Bindloss, Lonely Planet India
  3. The second in command and designated heir to the Khan in the Crimean Khanate.
    • The Kalga's court was composed of the same functionaries as that of the Khan;1855, Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, “Simpheropol: Capital of the Crimea”, in Bentley's Miscellany, page 541

Origin of Kalga

Borrowed from Russian Калга (Kalga).

Questions about Kalga

What does Kalga mean?
Kalga means a rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
What part of speech is Kalga?
Kalga is a proper noun.

Words near Kalga in the dictionary

  1. kaleyard
  2. kaleyards
  3. Kaleys
  4. Kalfus
  5. Kalfuses
  6. Kalga
  7. Kalgan
  8. kalghi
  9. kalghis
  10. kalgi
  11. kalgis

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