Kemerovo

American  

[kem-uh-roh-vuh, kye-myi-ruh-vuh] / ˈkɛm əˌroʊ və, ˈkyɛ myɪ rə və /

noun

1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, NE of Novosibirsk.

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Kemerovo British  

/ ˈkjemɪrəvə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1932): Shcheglovsk.  a city in S Russia: a major coal-mining centre of the Kuznetsk Basin, with important chemical plants. Pop: 479 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

At least 20 people have been killed after a blaze swept through a home for the elderly in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, Russian officials say.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022

Brandon Barron thought he could use a credit card dispute to get a refund from Aeroflot after the airline canceled his flight from Washington, D.C., to Kemerovo, Russia, this summer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

A sergeant from the city of Kemerovo in Siberia, he had written a loving farewell letter to his wife.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

The Kemerovo region has a history of deadly disasters.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2021

The Central District Court in the city of Kemerovo ruled to jail the director of the Listvyazhnaya mine, Sergei Makhrakov, his deputy Andrei Molostvov and section supervisor Sergei Gerasimenok.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021