Poltava

American

[puhl-tah-vuh] / pʌlˈtɑ və /

noun

a city in eastern Ukraine, southwest of Kharkiv: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.

Poltava British

/ palˈtavə /

noun

a city in E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

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She pointed to a place in the region around the city of Poltava, and he bought a property there for after the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

While the situation had somewhat stabilised, regions including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Chernigiv and Sumy could continue to see regular power cuts, Ukraine's energy minister said Saturday evening.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025

Founded in the 1960s, when Ukraine was still part of the USSR, the Poltava military communications institute trains telecommunications specialists.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024

The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted five drones and one missile launched at the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Kyiv regions of Ukraine.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

"The Swedes shall teach us to beat them" was his famous saying, and at Poltava he achieved his aim.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd

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