Ryazan

American

[ree-uh-zahn, -zan, ryi-zahn] / ˌri əˈzɑn, -ˈzæn, rjɪˈzɑn /

noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.

Ryazan British

/ rɪˈzanj /

noun

a city in W central Russia: capital of a medieval principality; oil refineries and engineering industries. Pop: 523 000 (2005 est)

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Unverified social media videos showed plumes of smoke rising over Ryazan -- a city of around 500,000 -- and a high-rise apartment block with several blackened floors.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Video footage verified by the BBC shows a fireball rising over the refinery and pumping station in the Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, which Ukrainian officials said was a target.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025

Drones were also reportedly destroyed over the Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga regions across Russia’s west and south, as well as in the Moscow region.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

For example, these images of Bogorodskoye cemetery in Ryazan - to the south-east of Moscow - show a whole new section has appeared.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2024

By "what was due from the Ryazan estate" Prince Vasili meant several thousand rubles quitrent received from Pierre's peasants, which the prince had retained for himself.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

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