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Mogilev

American  
[moh-gi-lef, muh-gyi-lyawf] / ˈmoʊ gɪˌlɛf, mə gjɪˈljɔf /
Also Mahilyow

noun

  1. a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper.


Mogilev British  
/ məɡiˈljɔf /

noun

  1. an industrial city in E Belarus on the Dnieper River: passed to Russia in 1772 after Polish rule. Pop: 353 000 (2005 est)

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The band was founded in 2008 in the city of Mogilev in the east of the country.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

Danuta Perednya was an honors student at Mogilev State University in Belarus when Russia began a military onslaught against Ukraine.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022

“I moved from Mogilev to Minsk, you followed me. I moved into an apartment, you followed me into a second apartment. Sit yourself in your Belarus!”

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the "Allied Resolve" military exercises held by the armed forces of Russia and Belarus at the Osipovichsky training ground in the Mogilev region, Belarus, February 17, 2022.

From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2022

She felt that I meant to change my religion," he sighed, and went on: "It is six years since I was there in the province of Mogilev.

From The Bishop and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

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