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sakhalin

Sa·kha·lin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sak-uh-leen; Russian suh-khuh-lyeen]
    • /ˈsæk əˌlin; Russian sə xʌˈlyin/
    • /ˈsækəliːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sak-uh-leen; Russian suh-khuh-lyeen]
    • /ˈsæk əˌlin; Russian sə xʌˈlyin/

Definitions of sakhalin word

  • noun sakhalin an island of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Okhotsk, N of Japan: formerly (1905-45) divided between the Soviet Union and Japan. 29,100 sq. mi. (75,369 sq. km). 1
  • noun sakhalin an island in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the SE coast of Russia north of Japan: fishing, forestry, and mineral resources (coal and petroleum). Capital: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Pop: 546 500 (2002). Area: 76 000 sq km (29 300 sq miles) 0
  • noun sakhalin island of Russia off the E coast of Siberia: formerly (1905-45) divided between Russia & Japan: c. 29,500 sq mi (76,405 sq km) 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • karafuto

    Japanese name of Sakhalin.

  • la pérouse strait

    a strait between S Sakhalin Island, Russia and N Hokkaido Island, Japan connecting the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. 25 miles (40 km) wide.

  • nivkh

    an indigenous people of the Soviet Far East, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.

  • okhotsk

    Sea of, an arm of the N Pacific enclosed by the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kurile Islands, Sakhalin, and the Russian Federation in Asia. 582,000 sq. mi. (1,507,380 sq. km); greatest depth, 10,554 feet (3217 meters).

  • tatar strait

    an arm of the Pacific between the mainland of SE Russia and Sakhalin Island, linking the Sea of Japan with the Sea of Okhotsk. Length: about 560 km (350 miles)

  • yuzhno-sakhalinsk

    a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on S Sakhalin Island.
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