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Pe·cho·ra

 (pə-chôr′ə, pyĭ-)
A river of northwest Russia flowing about 1,800 km (1,120 mi) northward into Pechora Bay, an arm of the Barents Sea.
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Pechora

(Russian pɪˈtʃɔrə)
n
(Placename) a river in N Russia, rising in the Ural Mountains and flowing north in a great arc to the Pechora Sea (the SE part of the Barents Sea). Length: 1814 km (1127 miles)
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Pe•cho•ra

(pəˈtʃɔr ə, -ˈtʃoʊr ə)

n.
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 mi. (1785 km) long.
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