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Rostov

[ruh-stawf, -stof; Russian ruh-stawf]

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noun

a seaport in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Don River, near the Sea of Azov.

Also called Ro·stov-on-Don

[ruh-stawf-on-don, -dawn, -awn-, -stof-] /rəˈstɔf ɒnˈdɒn, -ˈdɔn, -ɔn-, -ˈstɒf-/.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for rostov

Contemporary Examples of rostov

The Ukrainians called Russian controllers at Rostov to see if they could find it.
MH17 Switched Places With Another Jet
Clive Irving
September 9, 2014
They said that on August 23 they had arrived by train in the Rostov region of Russia near the Ukraine frontier.
Kremlin Is Caught Putting Boots on the Ground in Ukraine
Anna Nemtsova
August 26, 2014
The bulk of the equipment comes from the Rostov training center.
U.S. Intelligence: Separatists, Not Russians, Killed MH17
Josh Rogin
July 22, 2014
And this one, which The Interpreter was able to geolocate, shows another column in Novoshakhtinsk, a mining city in Rostov.
Putin Is Just Getting Started in Ukraine
Michael Weiss
June 19, 2014
This video purportedly shows a Russian military convoy in Rostov en route to the southeast region of Ukraine.
Putin Is Just Getting Started in Ukraine
Michael Weiss
June 19, 2014

Historical Examples of rostov

Rostov recalled at that moment a strange conversation he had once had with Dolokhov.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
"I called once or twice at your house," said Rostov, reddening.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
There were many pretty girls and the Rostov girls were among the prettiest.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Dolokhov "killed," that is, beat, ten cards of Rostov's running.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Rostov shouted, when the sleigh was only three houses from his door.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for rostov

Rostov

Rostov-on-Don

noun

a port in S Russia, on the River Don 48 km (30 miles) from the Sea of Azov: industrial centre. Pop: 1 081 000 (2005 est)

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