Kola Peninsula

proper noun

A peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, in the far north of Russia. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the north and the White Sea on the east and south.

OriginRussian Кольский полуостров →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Kola Peninsula
  1. A peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, in the far north of Russia. It borders upon the Barents Sea on the north and the White Sea on the east and south.

Origin

  1. RussianКольский полуостров
  2. EnglishKola Peninsula

Calque of Russian Кольский полуостров (Kolʹskij poluostrov).

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Translations

Arabic شِبْه جَزِيرَة كُولَا
  • شِبْه جَزِيرَة كُولَا (šibh jazīra kōlā)peninsula in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 科拉半島 /科拉半岛
  • 科拉半島 /科拉半岛 (Kēlā bàndǎo)peninsula in Russia
Danish Kolahalvøen
  • Kolahalvøenpeninsula in Russia
Estonian Koola poolsaar
  • Koola poolsaarpeninsula in Russia
Finnish Kuolan niemimaa
  • Kuolan niemimaapeninsula in Russia
French péninsule de Kola, presqu'île de Kola
  • péninsule de Kolapeninsula in Russia
  • presqu'île de Kolapeninsula in Russia
German Halbinsel Kola
  • Halbinsel Kolapeninsula in Russia
Hungarian Kola-félsziget
  • Kola-félszigetpeninsula in Russia
Icelandic Kólaskagi
  • Kólaskagipeninsula in Russia
Japanese コラ半島
  • コラ半島 (Kora hantō)peninsula in Russia
Korean 콜라 반도
  • 콜라 반도peninsula in Russia
Norwegian Bokmål Kolahalvøya
  • Kolahalvøyapeninsula in Russia
Portuguese Península de Kola
  • Península de Kolapeninsula in Russia
Russian Ко́льский полуо́стров, Му́рман
  • Ко́льский полуо́стров (Kólʹskij poluóstrov)peninsula in Russia
  • Му́рман (Múrman)peninsula in Russia
  • Ко́ла (Kóla)peninsula in Russia
  • Терь (Terʹ)peninsula in Russia
Swedish Kolahalvön
  • Kolahalvönpeninsula in Russia
Ukrainian Ко́льський піво́стрів
  • Ко́льський піво́стрів (Kólʹsʹkyj pivóstriv)peninsula in Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Kola Peninsula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kola%20Peninsula

MLA

“Kola Peninsula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kola%20Peninsula. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kola Peninsula,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kola%20Peninsula.

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