Nikolayev

American  

[nik-uh-lah-yuhf, nyi-kuh-lah-yif] / ˌnɪk əˈlɑ jəf, njɪ kʌˈlɑ jɪf /

Or Nikolaev

noun

1. the Russian name of Mykolayiv.

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Nikolayev British  

/ nikaˈlajɪf /

noun

1. Former name: Vernoleninsk. a city in S Ukraine on the Southern Bug about 64 km (40 miles) from the Black Sea: founded as a naval base in 1788; one of the leading Black Sea ports. Pop: 518 000 (2005 est)

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Nikolayev

Vladimir Nikolayev, deputy head of the regional health department, told Reuters there were still available beds and patients who needed oxygen were getting it.

From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2021

Yakutia governor Aysen Nikolayev ordered officials to have areas around the endangered villages deforested.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

In 1962, one day after launching Andrian Nikolayev into orbit, the Soviet Union also sent up cosmonaut Pavel Popovich; both men landed safely Aug. 15.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2018

Growing up in the port city of Nikolayev, Ms. Kushnir, 33, dreamed of being an archaeologist.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2018

Almost five months later, Valentina married another cosmonaut, Andrian Nikolayev, who had been the third cosmonaut in space.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

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