Khabarovsk

[ kuh-bahr-uhfsk; Russian khuh-bah-ruhfsk ]

noun

1. Official_name Kha·ba·rovsk Krai. a constituent entity of Russia, in the Far Eastern region. 965,400 sq. mi. (2,500,400 sq. km).
2. the largest city in the Far Eastern region of Russia and the easternmost city in all of Russia: administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai.

Khabarovsk

/ xaˈbarəfsk /

noun

1. a port in E Russia, on the Amur River: it was the administrative centre of the whole Soviet Far Eastern territory until 1938; a major industrial centre. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Khabarovsk¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from earlier Khabáraovka, named after Russian adventurer and entrepreneur Yerofey Pavlovich Khabarov (1603–after 1671)