# Kamchatka

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #60,208

## Definitions
1. A long peninsula forming part of Kamchatka Krai in the Far East of Russia, lying between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.
2. A krai and federal subject of Russia, in the Russian Far East.
3. A river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

## Etymology
From Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka), derived from Koryak [script needed] (konchachal), perhaps meaning “men of the far end”.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kamchatka