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Kronstadt

American  
[kruhn-shtaht, krohn-shtaht] / krʌnˈʃtɑt, ˈkroʊn ʃtɑt /

noun

  1. a naval base in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on an island in the Gulf of Finland: fortress founded 1710.

  2. German name of Braşov.


Kronstadt British  

noun

  1. a port in NW Russia, on Kotlin island in the Gulf of Finland: naval base. Pop: 42 800 (2006 est)

  2. the German name for Braşov

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A gambler and Polymarket trader who is based in Kronstadt, Russia, and prefers to stay anonymous reached out to me to share some odd occurrences on the Polymarket contracts for smaller U.S. political disputes.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2024

He returned to Kronstadt flanked by Russian defense officials and African leaders on a crowded boat.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2023

Tony Tyron Lee Stewart, 22, of Highland was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in prison and ordered to pay $333,122 in restitution by Judge John Kronstadt, according to the U.S. district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022

Judge John A Kronstadt, sitting in a California court, dismissed the claim.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2020

She is a small three-masted vessel almost exactly resembling the one which partially destroyed Kronstadt in the middle of March.

From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd

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