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Irkutsk

American  
[eer-kootsk] / irˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, W of Lake Baikal.


Irkutsk British  
/ irˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a city in S Russia; situated on the Trans-Siberian railway; university (1918); one of the largest industrial centres in Siberia, esp for heavy engineering. Pop: 587 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the Siberian region of Irkutsk, the government started providing portable toilets alongside mileslong fuel lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Dramatic footage has emerged purportedly showing a drone attack at Belaya airbase in Irkutsk oblast, Siberia, thousands of miles from Ukraine.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

The Lena River, the world's 11th longest, originates near Lake Baikal in the Irkutsk region in southeastern Siberia and flows into the Arctic Ocean.

From Reuters Jun. 13, 2023

The exorbitance of Park Place, the alien sound of Kamchatka and Irkutsk — these were backward-feeling games that urged ravenous competition.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2023

When we reached Irkutsk, I had another proof that the Princess was beginning to feel uneasy.

From The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War by Upward, Allen

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