Magnitogorsk

[ mag-nee-tuh-gawrsk; Russian muhg-nyi-tuh-gawrsk ]

noun

1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.

Magnitogorsk

/ məɡnitaˈɡɔrsk /

noun

1. a city in central Russia, on the Ural River: founded in 1930 to exploit local magnetite ores; site of one of the world's largest metallurgical plants. Pop: 415 000 (2005 est)