Simferopol
or Sym·fe·ro·pil
[ sim-fuh-roh-puhl; Ukrainian sim-fe-raw-pohl; Russian syim-fyi-raw-puhl ]
/ ˌsɪm fəˈroʊ pəl; Ukrainian sɪm fɛˈrɔ poʊl; Russian syɪm fyɪˈrɔ pəl /
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noun
a city in southeastern Ukraine, on the southern Crimean peninsula.
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How to use Simferopol in a sentence
Back in January 1996, Aksyonov was himself injured after his car overturned on the Simferopol-Moscow road during a shootout.
“We are going home,” declared Crimean Parliament Speaker Vladimir Konstantinov in the capital Simferopol on Sunday night.
Vladimir Putin’s Seizure of Crimea Is Based on Pure Fiction|Oleg Shynkarenko|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEASTAt about 8 p.m. dozens of masked men stormed the Moskva Hotel in the Crimean capital of Simferopol.
Russia's Special Ops Invasion of Ukraine Has Begun|Eli Lake, Anna Nemtsova|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEASTGoing from Harkov to Simferopol one might well die of boredom.
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British Dictionary definitions for Simferopol
Simferopol
/ (Russian simfɪˈrɔpəlj) /
noun
a city in S Ukraine on the S Crimean Peninsula: a Scythian town in the 1st century bc; seized by the Russians in 1736. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)
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