Kalga

K5A1L1G2A1

proper noun

A rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.

OriginRussian Калга →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
  2. A village in the Himachal Pradesh district in India.

    Walking to Kalga takes around 15 minutes from the Parvati Dam, itself some 800m from Barshani bus stand.

    2022, Joe Bindloss, Lonely Planet India
  3. The second in command and designated heir to the Khan in the Crimean Khanate.

    The Kalga's court was composed of the same functionaries as that of the Khan;

    1855, Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, “Simpheropol: Capital of the Crimea”, in Bentley's Miscellany, page 541

Origin

  1. RussianКалга
  2. EnglishKalga

Borrowed from Russian Калга (Kalga).

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Anagrams

Galka
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APA

Kalga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalga

MLA

“Kalga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalga.

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