Ekaterinburg

American

[ih-kat-er-in-burg, yi-kuh-tyi-ryin-boork] / ɪˈkæt ər ɪnˈbɜrg, yɪ kə tyɪ ryɪnˈburk /

noun

a city in the Russian Federation in Asia, in the Ural Mountains.

Ekaterinburg British

/ jɪkətɪrinˈburk /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Russian name for Yekaterinburg

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She was the star of the Ekaterinburg women’s basketball team, which was the EuroLeague champion.

From Slate • May 4, 2024

Griner was only there to earn some extra money playing for Ekaterinburg.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

A 50-year-old university professor was imprisoned Saturday for 15 days after she tried to throw green liquid into a ballot box in the Urals city of Ekaterinburg, local news site Ura.ru reported.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

All three played for Ekaterinburg, the same Russian team as Griner.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2022

In 1834 Ekaterinburg was made the see of a suffragan bishop of the Orthodox Greek Church.

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