Penza

[ pen-zuh; Russian pyen-zuh ]

/ ˈpɛn zə; Russian ˈpyɛn zə /

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noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.

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How to use Penza in a sentence

If I hadn't dissipated so in Penza I'd have had enough money to get home with.
The Inspector-General|Nicolay Gogol
Let this question be answered by civilizers and democrats from Tambow, Saratow, or Penza, and their jealous apologists.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864|Various
In Penza the geographical names betray the recent occupancy of Ugrians of the Morduin branch.
The Ethnology of Europe|Robert Gordon Latham
A town in the government of Saratov, 74 m. by rail east of Penza.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various

She was one of two daughters of a landed proprietor of Penza, formerly very rich and since ruined.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for Penza

Penza

/ (Russian ˈpjɛnzə) /

noun

a city in W Russia: manufacturing centre. Pop: 514 000 (2005 est)

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