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Kolyma

/kəlɪˈma/

Kolyma proper noun: an area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.

Proper noun

Kolyma

  1. An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.
  2. A river in the far north-eastern area of Russia.

Kolyma meaning in Arabic

Kolyma in Arabic

area
كُولِيمَا kolimā

Origin of Kolyma

Borrowed from Russian Колыма́ f (Kolymá).

Questions about Kolyma

What does Kolyma mean?
Kolyma means an area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.
What is Kolyma in Arabic?
Kolyma in Arabic is كُولِيمَا (kolimā). See Kolyma meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Kolyma?
Kolyma is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kolyma?
Kolyma is pronounced /kəlɪˈma/.

Words near Kolyma in the dictionary

  1. Kolwesi
  2. Kolwezi
  3. kolwezite
  4. Kolya
  5. Kolye
  6. Kolyma
  7. kolymite
  8. kolytic
  9. kolyva
  10. Kolyvan
  11. Kolín

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