Magnitogorsk

[mag-nee-tuh-gawrsk, muhg-nyi-tuh-gawrsk]

noun

1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River, near the boundary between Europe and Asia.

Magnitogorsk

/ məɡnitaˈɡɔrsk /

noun

1. a city in central Russia, on the Ural River: founded in 1930 to exploit local magnetite ores; site of one of the world's largest metallurgical plants. Pop: 415 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A swim meet in the southern city of Magnitogorsk featured adolescents diving into the pool wearing camouflage uniforms, while other competitors slung model Kalashnikov rifles across their backs.

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In Magnitogorsk, a city near the Ural Mountains, Sergei Loza’s bakery collects wild hops to make soldiers whole-meal sourdough rusks based on his grandmother’s recipe.

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Keenan coached the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1994 and also won the KHL at Metallurg Magnitogorsk in 2014.

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MMK Metalurji is the Turkish subsidiary of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works, a major Russian steel conglomerate controlled by Viktor Rashnikov, a Russian billionaire who is close to Putin.

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At 24, Minnesota chose right wing Danila Yurov from Magnitogorsk, a Russian junior team.

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