Kuban

[ koo-ban; Russian koo-bahn ]

/ kuˈbæn; Russian kuˈbɑn /

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noun

a river flowing NW from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black and the Azov seas. 512 miles (825 km) long.

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How to use Kuban in a sentence

There are elk on the Kuban; but the following of the fallow deer in the hills is more common.
Life of Schamyl|John Milton Mackie
Its physical features are described in the article on the Russian province of Kuban, with which it approximately coincides.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various
So it was in the Kuban, where the democratic Rada found itself under the heel of Denikin.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy|Leon Trotsky
The coast was flooded, the Kuban railway (under construction) was wrecked, and there was heavy loss of life.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous

His one idea of diplomacy and war is a thousand Kuban Cossacks at full speed.
The Dark Star|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Kuban

Kuban

/ (Russian kuˈbanj) /

noun

a river in SW Russia, rising in the Caucasus Mountains and flowing north and northwest to the Sea of Azov. Length: 906 km (563 miles)

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