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TUNGUSKA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River

Synonyms:

Angara; Angara River; Tunguska; Upper Tunguska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Tunguska" is a part of...):

Siberia (a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River

Synonyms:

Lower Tunguska; Tunguska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Tunguska" is a part of...):

Siberia (a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River

Synonyms:

Stony Tunguska; Tunguska

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Tunguska" is a part of...):

Siberia (a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)

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