Borodino

American  

[bawr-uh-dee-noh, bor-, buh-ruh-dyi-naw] / ˌbɔr əˈdi noʊ, ˌbɒr-, bə rə dyɪˈnɔ /

noun

1. a village in the W Russian Federation, 70 miles (113 km) W of Moscow: Napoleon's victory here made possible the capture of Moscow, 1812.

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Borodino British  

/ ˌbɒrəˈdiːnəʊ, bərədiˈnɔ /

noun

1. a village in E central Russia, about 110 km (70 miles) west of Moscow: scene of a battle (1812) in which Napoleon defeated the Russians but irreparably weakened his army

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Example Sentences

I was absorbed by the stories of Natasha Rostov, Prince Andrei, and Pierre Bezukhov, and found the extremely long descriptions of fighting, especially of the Battle of Borodino, pretty boring, to be frank.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 13, 2019

For a patriotic game, I would have expected Borodino or Stalingrad.

From Forbes • Oct. 11, 2013

Napoleon was here and he lost his battle at Borodino.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2013

Gen. Mikhail Kutusov of the Russian forces set up a defensive position in Borodino, about 70 miles west of Moscow.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2012

The great battle of Borodino, and all others, were decided when batteries were stormed and taken.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count