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Serpukhov

American  
[sur-puh-kawf, -kof, syer-poo-khuhf] / ˈsɜr pəˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈsjɛr pu xəf /

noun

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


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The blast occurred at the Vladychny convent in Serpukhov, about 65 miles from Moscow.

From Washington Post Dec. 13, 2021

The Vvedensky Vladychniy Monastery in Serpukhov was founded in 1360.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2021

Izvestia cited an unnamed military source as saying that the two ships, the Serpukhov and the Zeleny Dol, had already entered the Baltic Sea and would soon become part of a newly formed division.

From Reuters Oct. 26, 2016

The programmers had already established connections with research centers in Dubna, Serpukhov, and Novosibirsk.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2016

Serpukhov is already occupied by an enemy detachment and Tula with its famous arsenal so indispensable to the army, is in danger.

From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

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