Sakhalin

[ sak-uh-leen; Russian suh-khuh-lyeen ]

/ ˈsæk əˌlin; Russian sə xʌˈlyin /

noun

an island of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Okhotsk, N of Japan: formerly (1905-45) divided between the Soviet Union and Japan. 29,100 sq. mi. (75,369 sq. km).

Japanese Karafuto.

Example sentences from the Web for sakhalin

The Distler goldmine was not on Sakhalin Island—it was right in the middle of Siberia.

An Oscar Winner’s Secret History |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |October 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
According to family lore, the Distlers owned a goldmine on Sakhalin Island.

An Oscar Winner’s Secret History |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |October 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The islands of Japan, not including Sakhalin, of which half is Japanese, lie between the 30th and 45th parallels.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 |Various
The Ishikari Ainu who lived formerly in Sakhalin wear leather belts, and the women wear besides a peculiar cloth headgear.

Alone with the Hairy Ainu |A. H. Savage Landor

They called the river 'Sakhalin,' a name which the Russians gave to the long island at the mouth of the Amoor.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
Immediately after reaching the mouth of the Amur the same instinct had led them to begin the colonization of Sakhalin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 |Various
Nicolayevsk is supplied with coal from Sakhalin Island, where it is abundant and easily worked.

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

British Dictionary definitions for sakhalin

Sakhalin

Saghalien

/ (Russian səxaˈlin) /

noun

an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the SE coast of Russia north of Japan: fishing, forestry, and mineral resources (coal and petroleum). Capital: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Pop: 546 500 (2002). Area: 76 000 sq km (29 300 sq miles) Japanese name (1905–24): Karafuto

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Sakhalin

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Saghalien

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