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Onega

American  
[oh-neg-uh, uh-nye-guh] / oʊˈnɛg ə, ʌˈnyɛ gə /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3,764 sq. mi. (9,750 sq. km).

  2. a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing N to Onega Bay. 250 miles (405 km) long.


Onega British  
/ aˈnjɛɡə /

noun

  1. a lake in NW Russia, mostly in the Karelian Republic: the second largest lake in Europe. Area: 9891 sq km (3819 sq miles)

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So saying, he flung his ax into Lake Onega.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief shrine for this northern wooden architecture is the isle of Kizhi in Lake Onega, some 200 miles northeast of Leningrad.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the European side of the Urals, the volume of the Volga would be increased by funneling into it the flow of three major northern rivers, the Onega, the Northern Dvina and the Pechora.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Russians, having retaken a 150-mile enemy-held stretch of the Murmansk-Leningrad railroad between Lakes Ladoga and Onega, were now shipping seaborne supplies direct from Murmansk to Leningrad on this line.

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“My name is Tilda Vasara. I am the queen of the witches in the Onega region.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman