Grodno

American

[grod-noh, graw-dnuh] / ˈgrɒd noʊ, ˈgrɔ dnə /

noun

a city in western Belarus, on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.

Grodno British

/ ˈɡrɔdnə /

noun

a city in W Belarus on the Neman River: part of Poland (1921–39); an industrial centre. Pop: 318 000 (2005 est)

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Grodno

The state-run Grodno Azot plant has made no comment on the claim but its website has been unavailable since April 17.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

About 100 Wagner troops have moved near the city of Grodno, close to the Polish and Lithuanian borders, the PM added.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023

Mazheika is on trial in the city of Grodno, in western Belarus.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2023

But many migrants remain at a warehouse in Belarus’s Grodno region near the border.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021

Smolensk, Orsha, and Vityebsk were taken in the opening campaign, as were Vilno, Kovno, and Grodno in the following summer.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz

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