Volga

[ vol-guh, vohl-; Russian vawl-guh ]

noun

1. a river flowing from the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation E and then S to the Caspian Sea: the longest river in Europe. 2,325 miles (3,745 km).

Volga

/ ˈvɒlɡə /

noun

1. a river in W Russia, rising in the Valdai Range and flowing through a chain of small lakes to the Rybinsk Reservoir and south to the Caspian Sea through Volgograd: the longest river in Europe. Length: 3690 km (2293 miles)

Other Words From

• trans-Volga adjective

Example Sentences

There was just one thing - the new Volga is based on a Chinese car, the Changan.

From BBC

Parts of the Urals, western Siberia and the Volga basin have been hit by floods.

From BBC

People gathered in the main square of Ufa, the main city of Bashkortostan, a region spread between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains, dancing and singing folk songs.

From Seattle Times

He cites works by famed Russian realist painter Ilya Repin as inspiration, such as “Barge Haulers on the Volga,” which shows 11 men dragging a barge, exhaustion on their faces.

From Seattle Times

"I hope the Volga will follow them already next year."

From Reuters