Barnaul

American  

[bahr-nuh-ool, buhr-nuh-ool] / ˌbɑr nəˈul, bər nʌˈul /

noun

1. the capital of the Altai territory in the Russian Federation, on the Ob River, S of Novosibirsk.

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Barnaul British  

/ bərnaˈul /

noun

1. a city in S Russia, on the River Ob. Pop: 605 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Ostanin was arrested in December 2021 and held in Moscow before being transferred to Barnaul, where he stood trial.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

Its destination was Barnaul Cartridge Plant, an ammunition factory in central Russia with a history of supplying the Russian government.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Disillusioned with the corruption of human officials, residents of far-flung Barnaul have pinned their hopes on a feline mayoral alternative.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2015

Researchers tracked about 151,000 men in the cities of Barnaul, Byisk and Tomsk from 1999 to 2010.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2014

Barnaul was founded in 1730 by A. Demidov, to whose memory a monument has been erected.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various