Vladivostok

American  

[vlad-uh-vos-tok, -vuh-stok, vluh-dyi-vuh-stawk] / ˌvlæd əˈvɒs tɒk, -vəˈstɒk, vlə dyɪ vʌˈstɔk /

noun

1. a seaport in the Far Eastern region of Russia, on the Sea of Japan: the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the largest Russian port connected to the Pacific Ocean.

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Vladivostok British  

/ vlədivasˈtɔk, ˌvlædɪˈvɒstɒk /

noun

1. a port in SE Russia, on the Sea of Japan: terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway; the main Russian Pacific naval base since 1872 and chief commercial and civilian Russian port in the Far East; university (1956). Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Vladivostok

First recorded in 1880–85; from Russian Vladivostók “Rule of the East”

Example Sentences

During a stop at the Russian port of Vladivostok, last October, the crew tried, without success, to repair a davit, a small specialised crane used to lower the tanker's life boats into the water.

From BBC

The cyclist left Lisbon in early July and intended to cross 17 countries to arrive in Vladivostok in Russia's far east in early September.

From Barron's

In the centre of Vladivostok I stop to listen to a band busking on a pedestrian street.

From BBC

The ship's owner said it was on its way to Vladivostok in Russia's Far East carrying two cranes for the port weighing 380 tonnes apiece, although the destination could not be confirmed independently.

From BBC

A military source in Russia’s Far East confirmed to BBC Russian that “a number of North Koreans have arrived” and were stationed in one of the military bases near Ussuriysk, to the north of Vladivostok.

From BBC