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Ob

Ob

14 9.3
A large river in western Siberia that flows north to the Kara Sea
  • proper noun
translation icon : río Obi
  • My incredibly low-risk birth started going south, so the midwife called the OB for a consultation.
  • Ob River

Examples

  • The OB said the vision change was unrelated to the shot and sent me for an MRI.

    Blog text (5)

  • Most likely the Gulf of Ob or Kara.

    Firefox (1982)

  • I called a friend, Julia VanRooyen, who is an OB/GYN with the Women in War Project of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.

    Blog text (4)

  • While there, you'll meet an old girlfriend... who's now an OB-GYN at the Mayo Clinic.

    Beau Jest (2008)

  • The Ob River flows through western Siberia and ultimately empties into the Kara Sea.

  • Fishermen gather along the banks of the Ob to catch the abundant fish found there.

  • Tourists often take boat trips on the Ob to enjoy the stunning views of the surrounding landscape.

Synonyms

Ob River
vsOb
6.2

A very long river in western Siberia that flows north to the Kara Sea

has identical meaning but omits the explicit country name

Compounds

Bay of Ob
8.2

A large area of sea on the western coast of Siberia where the Ob River flows into

Gulf of Ob
7.4

A large bay in western Siberia where the Ob River flows into the Kara Sea

Ob River
6.2

A very long river in western Siberia that flows north to the Kara Sea

Surface Forms

Ob main

Etymology

Ob probably comes from an old local word meaning 'water' and is like the simple root ap meaning 'water'. So the people who lived there named the river simply 'the water', which is why Ob is the name of this great Siberian river.