Mogilev

[ moh-gi-lef; Russian muh-gyi-lyawf ]

noun

a city in E Byelorussia (Belarus), in the W Soviet Union in Europe, on the Dnieper.

Also Ma·hi·lyow [mah-hee-lou, -lyou] /ˌmɑ hiˈlaʊ, -ˈlyaʊ/ .

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How to use Mogilev in a sentence

When Pustovalov went away to buy wood in the Mogilev district, she missed him dreadfully, lay awake and cried.
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By the first days of December, 1917, the Bolsheviki were in full control of army headquarters, at Mogilev.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mogilev

Mogilev

Mohilev

/ (Russian məɡiˈljɔf) /

noun

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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