Mariupol

[ mar-ee-oo-puh l; Russian muh-ryi-oo-puh l ]

/ ˌmær iˈu pəl; Russian mə ryɪˈu pəl /

noun

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

Formerly Zhdanov.

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Examples from the Web for mariupol

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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