Selenga

[ sel-eng-gah ]

/ ˌsɛl ɛŋˈgɑ /

noun

a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for selenga

I will tell you when we meet about my journey along the bank of the Selenga and across Transbaikalia.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
When we left Verkne Udinsk we crossed the Selenga before passing the municipal limits.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
Many farms along the Selenga had a 'straggling' appearance, as if too large for their owners.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
The road ascended the Selenga, but the valley was so wide and we kept so near its edge that the river was not often visible.

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

The valley of the Selenga is hemmed in to a narrow compass by mountains as far down as Ilyensk.

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, |Alexander Michie

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Selenga

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Example sentences from the Web for selenga