Novgorod
a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, SE of St. Petersburg: a former capital of Russia.
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How to use Novgorod in a sentence
The original Russian state, “Old Russia,” was established at Novgorod in A.D. 862 by marauding Vikings.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself | P. J. O’Rourke | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOfficials brought the artist to the Nizhny Novgorod railway station and left her there.
I left my hometown, Nizhny Novgorod, as a teenager in the midst of perestroika.
Russian Girl Katia Popova Was Trapped in Her Apartment for Nine Years | Anna Nemtsova | December 6, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST"I'm much afraid that the Nijni-Novgorod fair won't end as brilliantly as it has begun," responded the other, shaking his head.
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneHe went to the office of the company whose boats plied between Nijni-Novgorod and Perm.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
Formerly Makariew had the benefit of this concourse of traders, but since 1817 the fair had been removed to Nijni-Novgorod.
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneWas she merely going to Nijni-Novgorod, or was the end of her travels beyond the eastern frontiers of the empire?
Michael Strogoff | Jules VerneHowever, being urged by the same instinct, they had left Nijni-Novgorod together.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for Novgorod
/ (Russian ˈnɔvɡərət) /
a city in NW Russia, on the Volkhov River; became a principality in 862 under Rurik, an event regarded as the founding of the Russian state; a major trading centre in the Middle Ages; destroyed by Ivan the Terrible in 1570. Pop: 215 000 (2005 est)
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