Kuban
[koo-ban; Russian koo-bahn]
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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.
Ancient Hyp·a·nis [hip-uh-nis] /ˈhɪp ə nɪs/.
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A Russian army invaded the province of Kuban and defeated a Turkish army there, and occupied the whole of the province.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and DecayLord Eversley
So it was in the Kuban, where the democratic Rada found itself under the heel of Denikin.
Dictatorship vs. DemocracyLeon Trotsky
Its physical features are described in the article on the Russian province of Kuban, with which it approximately coincides.
The coast was flooded, the Kuban railway (under construction) was wrecked, and there was heavy loss of life.
The Annual Register 1914Anonymous
He lived and fought with this belief, and died for it on the banks of the Kuban.
The Russian TurmoilAnton Ivanovich Denikin
Kuban
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