Ekaterinburg

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

/ ɪˈkæt ər ɪnˈbɜrg; Russian yɪ kə tyɪ ryɪnˈburk /

noun

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

Formerly Sverdlovsk.

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Examples from the Web for ekaterinburg

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
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
Nekhludoff had made his acquaintance already in Ekaterinburg, and talked with him several times on the road after that.
Resurrection|Leo Tolstoy
The first of these stated that he had been killed by Red Guards at Ekaterinburg.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various

On the highway between Ekaterinburg and Tiumen the traveler is accosted by beggars known as the "Kossoulinski."
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt

British Dictionary definitions for ekaterinburg

Ekaterinburg

/ (Russian jɪkətɪrinˈburk) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Russian name for Yekaterinburg

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