Kolyma

or Ko·li·ma

[ kuh-lee-muh; Russian kuh-li-mah ]

noun

1. a river in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE to the Arctic Ocean. 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long.

Kolyma

/ kəliˈma /

noun

1. a river in NE Russia, rising in the Kolyma Mountains north of the Sea of Okhotsk and flowing generally north to the East Siberian Sea. Length: 2600 km (1615 miles)

Example Sentences

The scientists decided to name the species Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, because they were found by the Kolyma River in Russia.

From NewsForKids.net

Called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, after the Kolyma River in Russia, where they were found, the worms were sent to Germany for further study.

From New York Times

Now these roundworms are the subject of more research, which posits that one of these nematode varieties represents a new species, dubbed Panagrolaimus kolymaensis for the Kolyma River where they were found.

From Scientific American

Varlam Shalamov, the author of the greatest work of Gulag literature, “Kolyma Tales,” criticized him for writing about Soviet construction projects without referring to the role of Gulag laborers.

From Washington Post

Bison were trucked and shipped this summer from Denmark, along the Northern Sea Route, past polar bears and walruses and through weeks-long storms, before their ship finally turned into the mouth of the Kolyma River towards their new home some 6,000 kilometres to the east.

From Reuters