Ekaterinburg

[ ih-kat-er-in-burg; Russian yi-kuh-tyi-ryin-boork ]

/ ɪˈkæt ər ɪnˈbɜrg; Russian yɪ kə tyɪ ryɪnˈburk /

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noun

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

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Formerly Sverdlovsk.

Words nearby Ekaterinburg

ejector, ejidatario, ejido, ejusd., eka-, Ekaterinburg, Ekaterinodar, Ekaterinoslav, eke, eke out, EKG

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How to use Ekaterinburg in a sentence

On the highway between Ekaterinburg and Tiumen the traveler is accosted by beggars known as the "Kossoulinski."
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
It is found chiefly in the Ural Mountains, and is cut for ornamental purposes at Ekaterinburg.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Here are made all the designs and models for the work done at Ekaterinburg; these are returned and strictly preserved.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
We are not going to travel night and day, as we did between Ekaterinburg and Tiumen, I hope?
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty

An emerald mine was accidentally discovered in the Ural range near Ekaterinburg so late as 1830.
Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for Ekaterinburg

Ekaterinburg

/ (Russian jɪkətɪrinˈburk) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Russian name for Yekaterinburg

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