Kaluga

[ kuh-loo-guh ]

/ kʌˈlu gə /

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noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Moscow.

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Words nearby Kaluga

kalong, kalpa, kalpak, kalpis, kalsomine, Kaluga, Kam, Kama, kamaaina, kamacite, Kamadhenu

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How to use Kaluga in a sentence

It is known as kaluga when imported in ready-made linings from Russia where the skins are dressed and worked in an inferior way.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various
Here he covered the march of the army upon Kaluga, and the retreat of our different convoys towards Mojaisk.
The Two Great Retreats of History|George Grote
Napoleon, therefore, turned westward in the hope that he might reach Kaluga without opposition.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
In 1619 Kaluga fell into the hands of the hetman or chief of the Zaporozhian Cossacks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

To the right, where the Kaluga road turns near Neskuchny, endless rows of troops and carts stretched away into the distance.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for Kaluga

Kaluga

/ (Russian kaˈluɡə) /

noun

a city in central Russia, on the Oka River. Pop: 340 000 (2005 est)

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