Nalchik

[ nahl-chik; Russian nahl-chyik ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic in the S Russian Federation.

Nalchik

/ ˈnaljtʃik /

noun

1. a city in SW Russia, capital of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, in a valley of the Greater Caucasus: health resort. Pop: 283 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In the past few days, a Jewish centre under construction in Nalchik, the capital of the nearby Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, was set on fire, emergency officials said.

From Reuters

Over the past day, a Jewish centre under construction in Nalchik, the capital of the nearby Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, was also set on fire, local emergency officials said.

From Reuters

This movie, which Balagov, a Nalchik native, states in an onscreen text is based on a true story, has a whole lot of “slow” and one very nasty burn.

From New York Times

Then in January 1943, the Soviet Army pushed into Nalchik and freed the city, allowing her family to return home.

From New York Times

Soon enough, security agents were questioning her younger son, though there was no evidence linking him to the attack his brother was accused of in the city of Nalchik in 2005.

From New York Times