Cheboksary

American  

[cheb-uhk-sahr-ee, chyi-buh-ksah-ri] / ˌtʃɛb əkˈsɑr i, tʃyɪ bʌˈksɑ rɪ /

noun

1. a port in and the capital of the Chuvash Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.

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Cheboksary British  

/ tʃɪbakˈsari /

noun

1. a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Fire Point also produces Flamingo cruise missiles, which Ukraine used on May 5 to hit a facility about 900 miles away, in the Russian city of Cheboksary, that makes navigation systems for drones and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

My favorite station, which is called Orthodox Chants, plays chants 24 hours a day from Cheboksary in central Russia; one spacious, moving chant into the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021

One of them, a Dutchman named Dagmar Kagie, watched from the sidelines in Cheboksary as the athletes made their way off the field to the changing rooms.

From Time • Jul. 1, 2016

Russia will also be banned from hosting the 2016 World Race Walking Cup, scheduled for Cheboksary, or the 2016 World Junior Championships in Kazan.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2015

Next year alone, Russia is meant to be hosting May's World Race Walking championships in Cheboksary, and the Junior World Championships in Kazan in July.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2015