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Peipus

/ˈpaɪpəs/

Peipus proper noun: a large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Proper noun

Peipus

  1. A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Synonyms of Peipus

Origin of Peipus

From German Peipussee.

Phrases with Peipus

Words that rhyme with Peipus

Questions about Peipus

What does Peipus mean?
Peipus means a large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).
What part of speech is Peipus?
Peipus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peipus?
Peipus is pronounced /ˈpaɪpəs/.

Words near Peipus in the dictionary

  1. Peiping
  2. Peiping duck
  3. Peipinger
  4. Peipingers
  5. Peipsi
  6. Peipus
  7. peirameter
  8. peirameters
  9. peirastic
  10. peirastically
  11. Peirce

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