Orenburg

[ awr-uh n-burg, ohr‐ ]

/ ˈɔr ənˌbɜrg, ˈoʊr‐ /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River.

Formerly Chkalov.

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Examples from the Web for orenburg

It was a sleepless night in Chechnya for two lawyers from the Russian town of Orenburg, Sergei Babinets and Dmitriy Dimitriyev.
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Khivan merchants habitually attend the Orenburg and Nizhniy-Novgorod fairs.
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There was nothing to be done, therefore, but to complete the necessary preparations for his journey to Orenburg.
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Then came the question how was it I had left Orenburg, and gone straight to the rebel camp?
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Their third and last insurrection was in 1735, at the time of the foundation of Orenburg, and it lasted for six years.
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The fur of these animals is very valuable, and the Kirghiz hunters carry thousands every year to the great market of Orenburg.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin

British Dictionary definitions for orenburg

Orenburg

/ (ˈɒrənˌbɜːɡ, Russian arɪnˈburk) /

noun

a city in W Russia, on the Ural River. Pop: 550 000 (2005 est)Former name (1938–57): Chkalov

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