Aldan

American  

[uhl-dahn] / ʌlˈdɑn /

noun

1. a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1,500 miles (2,415 km) long.

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Aldan British  

/ alˈdan /

noun

1. a river in E Russia in the SE Sakha Republic, rising in the Aldan Mountains and flowing north and west to the Lena River. Length: about 2700 km (1700 miles)

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Example Sentences

Stephen M. Cilurso, of Aldan, Pennsylvania, was arraigned last week on a misdemeanor and summary charge of harassment.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2021

Some 35 companies are involved in mining in Bangka-Belitung, and mining and related industries account for roughly 60% of the province's revenue, says Bangka-Belitung's head of mining and energy, Aldan Djalil.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2012

Despatches from Yakutsk, Siberia, asserted that a Soviet Commission of Investigation has reported "the presence of about 400 tons of available gold in the 6,000 square miles of territory in the Aldan River District."

From Time Magazine Archive

At Aldan, Sochurek talked Aeroflot officials into renting him a helicopter to photograph the gold fields and track down the reindeer herds that graze in the area.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1639 they reached the shores of the Ohotsk sea, and took possession of all Eastern Siberia to the Aldan mountains.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace