Magnitogorsk

American  

[mag-nee-tuh-gawrsk, muhg-nyi-tuh-gawrsk] / mægˈni təˌgɔrsk, məg njɪ tʌˈgɔrsk /

noun

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

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Magnitogorsk British  

/ 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)

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Magnitogorsk

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.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

Thirty-nine people did not, when the block came crashing down in an apparent gas explosion shortly after 06:00 in Magnitogorsk, a bleak industrial city in Russia's Urals region.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2019

The group in Magnitogorsk, he was all but sure, had no connections with Western agents, nor anyone else, for that matter.

From Freedom by Mack Reynolds

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