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Engels

American  
[eng-guhlz, eng-uhls, en-gyils] / ˈɛŋ gəlz, ˈɛŋ əls, ˈɛn gyɪls /

noun

  1. Friedrich 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.

  2. a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River, opposite Saratov.


Engels British  
/ ˈɛŋəls /

noun

  1. Friedrich (ˈfriːdrɪç). 1820–95, German socialist leader and political philosopher, in England from 1849. He collaborated with Marx on The Communist Manifesto (1848) and his own works include Condition of the Working Classes in England (1844) and The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (1884)

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This missile was reportedly used to attack the Russian air base in the southern city of Engels last week, although Ukrainian officials neither confirm nor deny these reports.

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Two industrial plants in the cities of Engels and Saratov were damaged, regional governor Roman V. Busargin wrote on Telegram.

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Celtic defender Alistair Johnston saw Engels being hit and cautioned "everyone to be smart" when at matches.

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Celtic have spent big this summer with the £11m club record signing of midfielder Engels, who made his Belgium debut earlier this month.

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He said the attacks were launched from the Engels district in the Saratov region of Russia.

From Seattle Times