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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A sea of northwest Russia, an inlet of the Barents Sea. It was the principal outlet for Muscovite seagoing trade during the 1500s.

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  • proper noun A sea to the northwest of Russia.

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  • noun a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia

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  • Often called the White Sea or Belomor Canal, it was an inland waterway designed to connect the Baltic with the White Sea.

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  • APPLEBAUM: Yes, well the White Sea was the first big early project and it got the most publicity.

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  • White Sea, which is free of ice for three months of the year, and the waters of which form the Gulfs of Mezen, the Dwina, Onega, and

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  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

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  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

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  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

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  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

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  • The White Sea, which is the usual site for such missile tests by Russian submarines, lies close to Norway's own Arctic region.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2009

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