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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river of western Russia rising in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flowing about 3,700 km (2,300 mi) generally east and south to the Caspian Sea. It is the longest river of Europe and the main commercial waterway of Russia. The Volga is linked by canals and other rivers to the Baltic Sea.

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  • proper noun The longest river in Europe, flowing 2325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.
  • proper noun an automobile brand manufactured by GAZ plant.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea

Etymologies

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From Russian Волга.

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