Stavropol

[stav-roh-puhl, stah-vruh-puhl]

noun

1. a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, north of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).

2. the capital of this territory.

3. former name of Tolyatti.

Stavropol

/ ˈstavrəpəlj /

noun

1. Former name (1940–44): Voroshilovsk. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop: 362 000 (2005 est)

2. the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti

Example Sentences

A local bird sanctuary in Stavropol territory said of 1,051 birds affected by the oil spill that have been delivered to them only about 17% have survived.

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It said the plane eventually went down in Russia's Stavropol region after it had launched a missile strike on Ukraine.

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Two pilots had been found alive, a third crew member was killed and rescue services were looking for a fourth, Stavropol's regional governor said.

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But Stavropol Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov said one of the rescued pilots died.

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Stavropol regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said only that the plane had crashed in a Russian field some distance north of the main city and two pilots had been found alive.

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