Etymology

Kolyma

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Today it means: An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s. Full definition →

Russian Колыма́ f
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromКолыма́ f
  2. English todayKolyma

Borrowed from Russian Колыма́ f (Kolymá).

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