Kolyma

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/kəlɪˈma/

proper noun

An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.

OriginRussian Колыма́ f →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An area in the far north-eastern region of Russia; location of Stalinist slave labour camps in the 1930s to 1950s.
  2. A river in the far north-eastern area of Russia.

Origin

  1. RussianКолыма́ f
  2. EnglishKolyma

Borrowed from Russian Колыма́ f (Kolymá).

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Translations

Arabic كُولِيمَا
  • كُولِيمَا (kolimā)area
Chinese Mandarin 科雷馬河 /科雷马河, 科雷馬 /科雷马
  • 科雷馬河 /科雷马河 (Kēléimǎ hé)river
  • 科雷馬 /科雷马 (Kēléimǎ)area
Danish Kolyma
  • Kolymaarea
Estonian Kolõma, Kolõma
  • Kolõmariver
  • Kolõmaarea
Hebrew קולימה, קולימה
  • קולימהriver
  • קולימהarea
Hungarian Kolima, Kolima
  • Kolimariver
  • Kolimaarea
Japanese コルィマ川, コリマ川
  • コルィマ川 (Korima-gawa)river
  • コリマ川 (Korima-gawa)river
  • コルィマ (Korima)area
  • コリマ (Korima)area
Korean 콜리마 강, 콜리마
  • 콜리마 강river
  • 콜리마 (Kollima)area
Polish Kołyma, Kołyma
  • Kołymariver
  • Kołymaarea
Portuguese Kolyma, Kolima
  • Kolymariver
  • Kolimariver
  • Kolymaarea
  • Kolimaarea
Russian Колыма́, Колыма́
  • Колыма́ (Kolymá)river
  • Колыма́ (Kolymá)area
Spanish río Kolymá, Kolymá
  • río Kolymáriver
  • Kolymáarea
Ukrainian Колима́, Колима́
  • Колима́ (Kolymá)river
  • Колима́ (Kolymá)area

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Kolyma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolyma

MLA

“Kolyma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolyma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kolyma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolyma.

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