Nizhni Novgorod

[nizh-nee nov-guh-rod; Russian nyee-zhnyee nawv-guh-ruh t]

noun

a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow, on the Volga River.

Formerly Gorki.

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British Dictionary definitions for nizhni novgorod

Nizhni Novgorod

noun

a city and port in central Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Oka Rivers: situated on the Volga route from the Baltic to central Asia; birthplace of Maxim Gorki. Pop: 1 288 000 (2005 est)Former name (1932–91): Gorki

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