Ekaterinburg

American

[ih-kat-er-in-burg, yi-kuh-tyi-ryin-boork] / ɪˈkæt ər ɪnˈbɜrg, jɪ kə tjɪ rjɪnˈburk /

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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Ekaterinburg

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

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

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

Has played in the winter with Ekaterinburg ever since.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

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

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