Ehrenburg
[ er-uhn-burg, -boorg; Russian e-ryin-boork ]
/ ˈɛr ənˌbɜrg, -ˌbʊərg; Russian ɛ ryɪnˈburk /
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noun
Il·ya Gri·gor·ie·vich [ee-lyah gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich], /iˈlyɑ gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1891–1967, Russian novelist and journalist.
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Example sentences from the Web for Ehrenburg
After an afternoon spent at Ehrenburg we returned to the village of Brodenbach, where there are several clean little inns.
The Life of the Moselle|Octavius RookeThe Knight of Ehrenburg had, up to that moment, been studying the texture of the oaken table on which his flagon sat.
The Strong Arm|Robert BarrIn the express office at Ehrenburg I found a record of that shipment.
The Long Chance|Peter B. KyneIt seems you lay over in Ehrenburg for a week and put in your time working up a lot of rich ore.
The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne
British Dictionary definitions for Ehrenburg
Ehrenburg
Erenburg
/ (ˈɛərənˌbɜːɡ, Russian erɪnˈburk) /
noun
Ilya Grigorievich (iljˈja ɡriˈɡɔrjɪvitʃ). 1891–1967, Soviet novelist and journalist. His novel The Thaw (1954) was the first published in the Soviet Union to deal with repression under Stalin
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