yenisei

• Имя собственное, обозначающее крупную реку в Сибири, Россия, которая течёт на север и впадает в Карское море; также относится к енисейской семье языков, на которых говорят коренные народы её долины.

A proper noun referring to a major river in Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Kara Sea; also refers to the Yeniseian family of languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of its valley.

uncountable · proper noun

1. B2formal

   A major river in Siberia, Russia, originating in the mountains near the Mongolian border and flowing northward into the Kara Sea.

   Енисей

   • The Yenisei is one of the longest rivers in Russia.
   • The Yenisei River flows through the Siberian taiga.
   • The hydroelectric dams on the Yenisei provide power to the region.

   Synonymsyenisey

2. Yeniseian language familyC1formal

   The Yeniseian family of languages, spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Yenisei valley in Siberia; it is not related to Uralic, and Ket is its only surviving member.

   Енисейские языки

   • The Yenisei languages form a small family of their own in central Siberia.
   • Linguists study the Yenisei languages to understand their origins.
   • Ket is the only Yenisei language still spoken.

   Synonymsyeniseian