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Uelen

/weɪˈlɛn/

Uelen proper noun: coastal Chukchi village in eastern Siberia - the easternmost settlement in Russia and the closest place to Alaska, USA.

Proper noun

Uelen

  1. Coastal Chukchi village in eastern Siberia - the easternmost settlement in Russia and the closest place to Alaska, USA.
    Synonyms:
    Ulyk, Pok’ytkyn

Synonyms of Uelen

  • Ulyk
  • Pok’ytkyn

Forms of Uelen

alternative formWhalen

Origin of Uelen

Possibly from Chukchi увеԓен via Russian Уэле́н (Uelén).

Questions about Uelen

What does Uelen mean?
Uelen means coastal Chukchi village in eastern Siberia - the easternmost settlement in Russia and the closest place to Alaska, USA.
What part of speech is Uelen?
Uelen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Uelen?
Uelen is pronounced /weɪˈlɛn/.

Words near Uelen in the dictionary

  1. UEFI
  2. Uehara
  3. Ueharas
  4. UEL
  5. Uele
  6. Uelen
  7. UELs
  8. UEM
  9. UEN
  10. Ueno
  11. Uenos

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