Yenisei

Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Ye·ni·sey

also Ye·ni·sei (yĕn′ĭ-sā′, yĭ-nĭ-syā′)

A river of central Russia flowing about 4,090 km (2,540 mi) westward and generally north to the Kara Sea through Yenisey Bay, a long estuary.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Yenisei

(ˌjɛnɪˈseɪ; Russian jɪniˈsjej) or

Yenisey

(Placename) a river in central Russia, in central Siberia, formed by the confluence of two headstreams in the Tuva Republic: flows west and north to the Arctic Ocean; the largest river in volume in Russia. Length: 4129 km (2566 miles)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Ye•ni•sei

(ˌyɛn əˈseɪ)

n.

a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N from the Sayan Mountains to the Kara Sea. 2566 mi. (4080 km) long.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun	1.	Yenisei - a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea Yenisei River, Yenisey, Yenisey River Siberia - a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
	2.	Yenisei - the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian Enets, Entsi, Entsy, Yenisei-Samoyed, Yeniseian Samoyedic, Samoyed - the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed in northwestern Siberia

Translations

Jenisej

Jenissei

Jenisei

Ienisseï

Jenisej

Енисей

References in periodicals archive ?

All sons were flowing into Baikal to restock the water, but the daughter fell in love with Yenisei (one more river in Russia) and started to take everything from the father's water to her lover.

Russian artist captures otherworldly beauty of Earth's oldest lake

Defender of the national football team of Kyrgyzstan and the Russian club Yenisei Valery Kichin took 23rd place in the list of the best players in 2018 in Asia, according to journalists.

Valery Kichin ranks 23rd in Best Asian football players in 2018 rankings

A well-informed official in the law enforcement agencies told TASS the helicopter had taken off from the town of Igarka, located on the Yenisei River to the north of the Arctic Circle.

18 people killed in helicopter crash

Unearthed from a burial site located on the bank of the Yenisei River, the mummy was dated to be nearly 2,000 years old, according to initial analysis.

2000-Year-Old Mummy Discovered In Siberia

As an inflatable sail catamaran crew member, he covered about 6000 km along the Yenisei River in Siberia and the Arctic Ocean.

Russian athlete completes Cyprus cycle route

Russian news agencies say the Mi-8 helicopter took off from Igarka in the Krasnoyarsk region and crashed 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away along the banks of the Yenisei River.

Russian helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 10

M2 EQUITYBITES-September 29, 2014-Dynagas LNG Partners wraps up acquisition of Yenisei River operator

Dynagas LNG Partners wraps up acquisition of Yenisei River operator

While his parents are studying the Yenisei River and its people in northern Russia, almost-14-year-old Finn is left behind, "exiled" with his grandmother and great-grandfather in Ste.

Red River Raging: (Disaster Strikes, Book 8)

Based on the results of inspection carried out by the International Air Transport Association IATA, Yenisei refuelling facility at Yemelyanovo Airport (Krasnoyarsk) managed jointly by Gazpromneft-Aero and Lukoil-Aero was rated as providing the best quality jet fuel supply service for the fuelling of all types of aircrafts, Gazpromneft-Aero said.

Krasnoyarsk Airport refueling facility gets top IATA rating

Putin fishes in the Yenisei River in Siberia, 2007.

Further Illustrations

Earlier, a goal from Alexei Bazanov gave Yenisei Krasnoyarsk a 1-0 home victory over SKA-Energia Khabarovsk in a clash of two second-tier sides.