Meanings
- A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Synonyms: Kamchatka Peninsula
- A krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East.
- A river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
Origin
- kpy
- RussianКамча́тка
- EnglishKamchatka
From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَامْتْشَاتْكَا, كَامْشَاتْكَا
- كَامْتْشَاتْكَا (kamtšatkā)peninsula in the Russian Far East
- كَامْشَاتْكَا (kamšatkā)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Bulgarian Камча́тка
- Камча́тка (Kamčátka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Catalan Kamtxatka
- Kamtxatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Chinese Mandarin 堪察加
- 堪察加 (Kānchájiā)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Czech Kamčatka
- Kamčatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Danish Kamtjatka
- Kamtjatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Dutch Kamtsjatka
- Kamtsjatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Estonian Kamtšatka
- Kamtšatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Finnish Kamtšatka
- Kamtšatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
French Kamtchatka
- Kamtchatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
German Kamtschatka
- Kamtschatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Greek Καμτσάτκα
- Καμτσάτκα (Kamtsátka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Hebrew קַמְצַ׳טְקָה
- קַמְצַ׳טְקָה (kamchátka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Hindi कमचात्का, कमचट्का
- कमचात्का (kamcātkā)peninsula in the Russian Far East
- कमचट्का (kamcaṭkā)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Hungarian Kamcsatka
- Kamcsatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Irish Leithinis Kamchatka
- Leithinis Kamchatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Italian Kamčatka, Camciatca
- Kamčatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
- Camciatcapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Japanese カムチャツカ, カムチャッカ
- カムチャツカ (Kamuchatsuka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
- カムチャッカ (Kamuchakka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Korean 캄차카
- 캄차카 (Kamchaka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Latin Camtschatca
- Camtschatcapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Latvian Kamčatka
- Kamčatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Lithuanian Kamčiatka
- Kamčiatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Norwegian Bokmål Kamtsjatka
- Kamtsjatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Persian کامچاتکا
- کامچاتکا (kâmčâtkâ)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Polish Kamczatka, Kraj Kamczacki
- Kamczatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
- Kraj Kamczackikrai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai
- Kamczatkariver in Russia
Portuguese Kamtchatka, Kamchatka
- Kamtchatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
- Kamchatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
- Kamtchatkakrai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai
- Kamchatkakrai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai
Romanian Kamceatka
- Kamceatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Russian Камча́тка, Камча́тский край
- Камча́тка (Kamčátka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
- Камча́тский край (Kamčátskij kraj)krai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai
- Камча́тка (Kamčátka)river in Russia
Slovak Kamčatka
- Kamčatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Spanish Kamchatka, Kamchatka
- Kamchatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
- Kamchatkakrai of Russia — see also Kamchatka Krai
Swedish Kamtjatka
- Kamtjatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Thai คัมชัตคา
- คัมชัตคา (kam-chát-kaa)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Turkish Kamçatka
- Kamçatkapeninsula in the Russian Far East
Ukrainian Камча́тка
- Камча́тка (Kamčátka)peninsula in the Russian Far East
Vietnamese Cam-sát-ca
- Cam-sát-capeninsula in the Russian Far East
Cite this entry
Kamchatka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamchatka
“Kamchatka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamchatka. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kamchatka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamchatka.
Source: Kamchatka on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.