Khabarovsk

American  

[kuh-bahr-uhfsk, khuh-bah-ruhfsk] / kəˈbɑr əfsk, xʌˈbɑ rəfsk /

noun

1. Official Name Khabarovsk Krai.  a constituent entity of Russia, in the Far Eastern region. 965,400 sq. mi. (2,500,400 sq. km).

2. the largest city in the Far Eastern region of Russia and the easternmost city in all of Russia: administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai.

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Khabarovsk British  

/ xaˈbarəfsk /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Khabarovsk

First recorded in 1890–95; from earlier Khabáraovka, named after Russian adventurer and entrepreneur Yerofey Pavlovich Khabarov (1603–after 1671)

Example Sentences

In 2019, Sim bought a helicopter in Khabarovsk, Russia, to be delivered to a port in North Korea, according to one of the U.S. indictments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The trip included a week on the Trans-Siberian Express from the city of Khabarovsk to Moscow, where they stayed for two days.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

He was elected governor of Khabarovsk region in 2018, unexpectedly beating the Kremlin's preferred candidate.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2023

After his arrest, thousands of demonstrators have regularly rallied in Khabarovsk, a city of 600,000 people near the border with China, with attendance peaking on weekends.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023

The volume was just enough to provide natural gas to keep the lights on in the Russian cites of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022