Pechenga

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛtʃiŋɡə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə cheng′gə; Russ. pyi chyen′gə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pe•chen•ga  (pə cheng′gə; Russ. pyi chyen′gə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa village in the NW Russian Federation, on the Arctic Ocean W of Murmansk: ice-free all year;
    ceded by Finland 1944. Finnish, Petsamo. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pechenga /ˈpɛtʃiŋɡə/ n
  1. a region of NW Russia, a former territory of N Finland, ceded by Soviet Russia to Finland in 1920 and taken back in 1944Former name: (1920–1944) Petsamo
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