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Oymyakon

proper noun

  1. A village in Sakha, Russia.
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Оймякон (Ojmjakon), in turn from Yakut Өймөкөөн (Öymököön), in turn derived from Even хэюм (həjum, “place of non-freezing water; a place where fish spend the winter”).

  1. A village in Sakha, Russia, known for being one of the coldest inhabited places on Earth.