Prokopyevsk

American

[pruh-kawp-yuhfsk, pruh-kaw-pyifsk] / prəˈkɔp yəfsk, prʌˈkɔ pyɪfsk /

noun

a city in the S central Russian Federation in Asia, NW of Novokuznetsk.

Prokopyevsk British

/ praˈkɔpjɪfsk /

noun

a city in S Russia: the chief coal-mining centre of the Kuznetsk Basin. Pop: 216 000 (2005 est)

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The charges against her client, Andrei Novashov, 45, from a small city called Prokopyevsk, are a case in point.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

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