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Rostov

American  
[ruh-stawf, -stof, ruh-stawf] / rəˈstɔf, -ˈstɒf, rʌˈstɔf /

noun

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


Rostov British  
/ ˈrɒstɒv /

noun

  1. 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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Rostov regional governor Yuri Slyusar said the attack in Taganrog had caused a fire to break out in the premises of a logistics company in the city.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

He was later sent to the southern city of Rostov to negotiate with Prigozhin inside the city’s military headquarters, which Prigozhin had taken over.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

In Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, Max is being adopted as an alert system; in St Petersburg, it is being tied to emergency services.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

At half past six on the twenty-first of June 1922, when Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov was escorted through the gates of the Kremlin onto Red Square, it was glorious and cool.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

‘It did not occur to him,’ writes Tolstoy of Andrei, ‘that he was in love with Miss Rostov.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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