Yenisei

/ˌjɛnəˈseɪ/
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Definitions of Yenisei
  1. noun
    a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea
    synonyms: Yenisei River, Yenisey, Yenisey River
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    example of:
    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  2. noun
    the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian
    synonyms: Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian
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    type of:
    Samoyed, Samoyedic
    the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia
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