a river in the E Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the central Ural Mountains region into the Volga River S of Kazan. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long.
[Sanskrit kāmaḥ, love, desire, Kama; see kā- in Indo-European roots.]
Ka·ma 2 (kä'mə) A river of west-central Russia rising in the central Ural Mountains and flowing about 2,031 km (1,262 mi) to the Volga River. It is the chief tributary of the Volga.