Etymology

Kamchatka

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Today it means: A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. Full definition →

Russian Камча́тка ← kpy
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  1. kpy · derived from
  2. Russian · borrowed fromКамча́тка
  3. English todayKamchatka

From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.

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