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Serpukhov

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[sur-puh-kawf, -kof, syer-poo-khuhf] / ˈsɜr pəˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, ˈsyɛr 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

Their relationship soured when Margarita began working in the advertising section of the Serpukhov newspaper.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2019

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