Kuban

American  

[koo-ban, koo-bahn] / kuˈbæn, kuˈbɑn /

noun

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

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Kuban British  

/ kuˈbanj /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Veniamin Kondratyev, the head of the regional government, said the Ukrainians drones had targeted two oil refineries, a bitumen plant, and a military airfield in Kuban.

From New York Times

In southern Russia, the storm sent waves flooding into the beach resort of Sochi, tore the roof off a five-story building in Anapa and damaged homes and schools in Kuban, the state news agency said.

From Seattle Times

“It’s important to clarify that the drought does not magically unveil tracks in pristine condition. … It takes many volunteers many days — in this case weeks — to remove the sediment covering and filling the tracks,” paleontologist Glen Kuban, who has done work at the park and the surrounding area for over four decades, told CNN.

From Washington Times

From April until July 1943 they flew their aggressive missions from a base in a village near Krasnodar, a city on the Kuban River.

From Literature

Behind her, flying far back in the line of Po-2s, Larisa and Nadya were over the Kuban River and halfway to the target when Larisa saw four searchlights suddenly begin to comb the sky.

From Literature