Nizhni Tagil

American  

[nizh-nee tuh-geel, nyee-zhnyee tuh-gyeel] / ˈnɪʒ ni təˈgil, ˈnyi ʒnyi təˈgyil /

noun

1. a city in the Russian Federation in Asia, on the E slope of the Ural Mountains.

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Nizhni Tagil British  

/ ˈniʒnij taˈɡil /

noun

1. a city in central Russia, on the E slopes of the Ural Mountains: a major metallurgical centre. Pop: 382 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In Nizhni Tagil the government has closed ten factories for failing to control toxic emissions and has begun criminal investigations against more than ten other plants.

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Not only Nizhni Tagil but more than 100 other major cities, including Moscow, also have air-pollution levels ten times as high as the acceptable standards set by the Soviets.

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In April 10,000 people demonstrated against the conditions in Nizhni Tagil.

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