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volga

/ˈvoʊlɡə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
vol-ga
IPA
/ˈvoʊlɡə/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

noun

Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by GAZ in the Soviet Union and Russia.

noun

A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vega with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Volga (canonical) Volgas (plural)

Derived Forms

Povolgia

Phrases

Volga Federal District Volga pikeperch Volga zander cross volga

Synonyms

DvegaDvol vega convexity vomma

Questions

How do you pronounce volga?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊlɡə/.
What does volga mean?
A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.
Where does volga come from?
Borrowed from Russian Во́лга (Vólga).

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