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Khabarovsk
[ kuh-bahr-uhfsk; Russian khuh-bah-ruhfsk ]
noun
- Official_name Khabarovsk Krai. a constituent entity of Russia, in the Far Eastern region. 965,400 sq. mi. (2,500,400 sq. km).
- the largest city in the Far Eastern region of Russia and the easternmost city in all of Russia: administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai.
Khabarovsk
/ xaˈbarəfsk /
noun
- a port in E Russia, on the Amur River: it was the administrative centre of the whole Soviet Far Eastern territory until 1938; a major industrial centre. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Khabarovsk1
First recorded in 1890–95; from earlier Khabáraovka, named after Russian adventurer and entrepreneur Yerofey Pavlovich Khabarov (1603–after 1671)
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