Stavropol
Americannoun
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a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, north of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).
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the capital of this territory.
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former name of Tolyatti.
noun
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Former name (1940–44): Voroshilovsk. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop: 362 000 (2005 est)
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the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti
Example Sentences
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"I feel calm for our country, it is powerful," Olga Nikolenko, a speech therapist who travelled from the southern city of Stavropol to watch her son march in the parade, said.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
After spending the night there, the passengers were flown — again by helicopter — to Mineralnye Vody, a city in the neighboring Stavropol region, and from there they traveled onward, he said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
"No, absolutely no fears. We went without thinking twice, not afraid of anything; everything is good," said Alexander Semashko from Stavropol in southern Russia.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023
For the self-taught potter Ilona Golovina, 35, a native of Stavropol, Russia, now based in Brooklyn, part of the moon jar’s appeal lies in its ability to communicate the terroir and culture of its maker.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
Stavropol, through which he had to pass, irked him.
From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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