Mariupol

[ mar-ee-oo-puhl; Russian muh-ryi-oo-puhl ]

/ ˌmær iˈu pəl; Russian mə ryɪˈu pəl /

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noun

a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.

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Formerly Zhdanov .

Words nearby Mariupol

maritime law, maritime pine, Maritime Provinces, Maritimer, Maritsa, Mariupol, Marius, Marivaux, marjolaine, marjoram, Marjory

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How to use Mariupol in a sentence

Tatyana and Yelena, two grandmothers from Mariupol, are among the most gut-wrenching examples.
Inside Russia’s ‘Kafka-esque’ Mass Kidnapping Scheme|Allison Quinn|August 5, 2022|The Daily Beast
Only after the tragedies of Mariupol, Bucha, Gostomel, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and dozens of other places did the international community start to understand what we are dealing with.
The Global System Has Failed. Ukraine Is Showing the World How to Build A Better One|Andriy Yermak|April 29, 2022|Time
Officials stressed that they were moving quickly, rushing to get more tools to help Ukrainians defend their country where civilians in places like Mariupol are facing increasingly dire conditions that deteriorate by hour.
Why the New Ukraine Aid Package Is About More Than Saving Mariupol|Philip Elliott|April 20, 2022|TIme
A conservative estimate puts the number across Ukraine in the mid-1000s so far—with the number rising by the day—and that figure doesn’t include the 5000 who the mayor of Mariupol says perished in his still-besieged city.
Ukraine Is Our Past and Our Future|Peter Pomerantsev|April 6, 2022|Time

The scenes in Kyiv and Mariupol should serve as an abrupt wakeup call to those public figures who have talked loosely about inviting open warfare in our world.
A U.S.-China War Would Dwarf the Destruction in Ukraine. Both Sides Must Act Now to Avoid It|Kevin Rudd|April 4, 2022|Time
One man in Donetsk said he visits his parents in Mariupol almost every weekend.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Larger than Mariupol, it boasts an opera house and theater but most stores downtown are closed and few people walk the streets.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back at the Mariupol checkpoint, a Ukrainian National Guardsmen gave a man with an "old" passport a hard time.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A guardsman told him to get on the bus, and the frontline express drove on again to Mariupol.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Katya Milevski, 18, lives in Donetsk and was taking the trip to Mariupol to give her mother a small dog she carried.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cereals are exported in large quantities via the Dnieper, the Sevastopol railway, and the port of Mariupol.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mariupol

Mariupol

/ (Russian məriˈupəlj) /

noun

a port in SE Ukraine, on an estuary leading to the Sea of Azov. Pop: 485 000 (2005 est)Former name (1948–91): Zhdanov

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