- Chukchi Peninsula
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a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation, across the Bering Strait from Alaska.
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Chukchi Peninsula
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Chukchi Peninsula — Location of the Chukchi Peninsula in Far East Siberia. Map showing the proximit … Wikipedia
Chukchi Peninsula — geographical name peninsula NE Russia in Asia between Bering & Chukchi seas … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chukchi Peninsula — noun peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska • Instance Hypernyms: ↑peninsula * * * a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation, across the Bering Strait from Alaska … Useful english dictionary
Chukchi Peninsula — Chuk′chi Penin′sula n. geg a peninsula in the NE Russian Federation across the Bering Strait from Alaska … From formal English to slang
Chukchi Peninsula — /tʃʊktʃi pəˈnɪnʃələ/ (say chookchee puh ninshuhluh) noun a peninsula in far north eastern Siberia. Russian, Čukotskij poluostrov …
Chukchi people — Chukcha redirects here. For the breed of dog, see Siberian Husky. Chukchi ԓыгъоравэтԓьэт, о равэтԓьэт Owing to the harsh and bitter winters in the areas where they live, traditional Chukchis were skilled at tailoring warm, comfortable clothes … Wikipedia
Chukchi — /chook chee/, n., pl. Chukchis, (esp. collectively) Chukchi for 1. 1. a member of a Paleo Asiatic people of northeastern Siberia. 2. the Chukotian language of the Chukchi people, noted for having different pronunciations for men and women. Also,… … Universalium
Chukchi — noun (plural Chukchi or Chukchis) Etymology: Russian chukcha (plural chukchi), probably ultimately from Chukchi čavčəv reindeer breeder Date: 1780 1. a member of a Siberian people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chukchi — The term Chukchi may refer to: Chukchi people Chukchi language Chukchi Peninsula Chukchi Sea See also Chukotka (disambiguation) Chukotsky (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title … Wikipedia
peninsula — noun a large mass of land projecting into a body of water (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑peninsular • Hypernyms: ↑land, ↑dry land, ↑earth, ↑ground, ↑solid ground, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
