Rostov [ ruh -stawf , -stof ; Russian r uh-stawf ] SHOW IPA
/ rəˈstɔf, -ˈstɒf; Russian rʌˈstɔf / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
a seaport in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Don River, near the Sea of Azov.
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Also called
Ro·stov-on-Don [ruh -stawf -on-don , -dawn , -awn-, -stof -]. /rəˈstɔf ɒnˈdɒn, -ˈdɔn, -ɔn-, -ˈstɒf-/.
Words nearby Rostov Rosten ,
Rostenkowski ,
roster ,
rösti ,
Rostock ,
Rostov ,
Rostovtzeff ,
rostral ,
rostral column ,
rostrate ,
rostrocarinate
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How to use Rostov in a sentence The independent news outlet Verstka reported in late June that hundreds of unaccompanied Ukrainian children were taken to a sports complex in Taganrog, in Russia’s Rostov region.
Her coach then noticed her potential and took her to Rostov -on-Don to introduce her to Vladislav Rastorotsky, the innovator who was imagining how the best young gymnasts might challenge the sport’s limits.
Then I was living in Rostov , next city to Rostov , Taganrog, and I found a sponsor there.
The Ukrainians called Russian controllers at Rostov to see if they could find it.
They said that on August 23 they had arrived by train in the Rostov region of Russia near the Ukraine frontier.
The bulk of the equipment comes from the Rostov training center.
And this one, which The Interpreter was able to geolocate, shows another column in Novoshakhtinsk, a mining city in Rostov .
This video purportedly shows a Russian military convoy in Rostov en route to the southeast region of Ukraine.
The Rostov household resounds with them—the Rostov s are of the easy, light-spirited, quick-tongued sort.
Dolokhov recovered, and Rostov became very friendly with him during his convalescence.
Rostov looked at the young soldier and a cold chill ran down his back.
All the suite drew back and Rostov saw the general talking for some time to the Emperor.
In the evening he came back to his dugout in a state such as Rostov had never yet seen him in.
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British Dictionary definitions for Rostov
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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