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Simbirsk

British  
/ simˈbirsk /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1924) of Ulyanovsk

"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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As a boy growing up in Simbirsk, Lenin distinguished himself in Latin and Greek.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Simbirsk the wife of a school principal gave birth to Alexander Feodorovich Kerensky, a pale, sickly, bright-eyed child.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was born 94 years ago in a comfortable frame house in the small, sleepy city of Simbirsk, deep in the Russian heartland.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he had assured his title by legal documents, he went back with a light heart to his expectant family in the Government of Simbirsk.

From A Russian Gentleman by Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich)

I could not but confess to myself that my conduct at the Simbirsk Inn had been most foolish, and I felt guilty toward Savéliitch.

From The Daughter of the Commandant by Milne-Home, Mary Pamela

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