Mogilev

American

[moh-gi-lef, muh-gyi-lyawf] / ˈmoʊ gɪˌlɛf, mə gyɪˈlyɔf /

Also Mahilyow

noun

a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper.

Mogilev British

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

From Seattle Times

Images of the Tsel military base in Mogilev region, taken on July 25, Aug. 25 and Sept. 9 and provided by Earth imaging company Planet Labs, appear to show the gradual dismantling of tents in the camp.

From Reuters

She was an honors student at Belarus’s Mogilev State University.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

The next day, Ms. Perednya got off a bus in Mogilev from her hometown of Kirovsk and was arrested.

From Washington Post

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