Kronstadt
Americannoun
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a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.
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German name of Braşov.
noun
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a port in NW Russia, on Kotlin island in the Gulf of Finland: naval base. Pop: 42 800 (2006 est)
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the German name for Braşov
Example Sentences
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Ukraine's SBU security services said they had targeted the city's Kronstadt naval base, as well as "the Russian Navy's 15th Arsenal in the Leningrad region".
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
The attacks hit Russian naval arsenals and a naval base in Kronstadt, causing infrastructure damage and injuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Kronstadt is the main outpost of the Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
A gambler and Polymarket trader who is based in Kronstadt, Russia, and prefers to stay anonymous reached out to me to share some odd occurrences on the Polymarket contracts for smaller U.S. political disputes.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2024
He also sent to Kronstadt for a tasselled girdle, to Braila for shoes and morocco slippers, and to Tekas for an ermine kalpag with a heron's plume in it.
From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r
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