English Explanatory Dictionary

Kamchatka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
  2. A krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East.
  3. A river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

Word forms

Kamchatka

Etymology

From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.

Synonyms

Kamchatka Peninsula

Derived words

Kamchatka Peninsula

Translations

Polish: Kraj Kamczacki Polish: Kamczatka Portuguese: Kamtchatka Portuguese: Kamchatka Russian: Камча́тский край Russian: Камча́тка Spanish: Kamchatka
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