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Arch⋅an⋅gel

[ahrk-eyn-juhl]
–noun
1. Russian, Arkhangelsk. a seaport in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay. 385,000.
2. Gulf of, former name of Dvina Bay.
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archangel 
c.1175, from L.L. archangelus, from Gk. arkhangelos "chief angel," from arkh- "chief, first" (see archon) + angelos (see angel). Replaced O.E. heah encgel.
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