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Ekaterinburg

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

noun

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


Ekaterinburg British  
/ jɪkətɪrinˈburk /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Russian name for Yekaterinburg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

N.E. of Ekaterinburg, where they occur in mica-schist, associated with aquamarine, alexandrite, phenacite, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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