Kamchatkan


[kam-chaht-kuh, -chat-; Russian kuhm-chyaht-kuh] /kæmˈtʃɑt kə, -ˈtʃæt-; Russian kʌmˈtʃyɑt kə/

noun
1.
a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, extending S between the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. 750 miles (1210 km) long; 104,200 sq. mi. (269,880 sq. km) wide.
/Russian kamˈtʃatkən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to Kamchatka, a peninsula in E Russia, or its inhabitants
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Kamchatka
/Russian kamˈtʃatkə/
noun
1.
a peninsula in E Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

Siberian peninsula, named for a native people, the Kamchadal, from Koriak konchachal, said to mean “men of the far end.”

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