Stavropol

American  

[stav-roh-puhl, stah-vruh-puhl] / stævˈroʊ pəl, ˈstɑ vrə pəl /

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.

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Stavropol British  

/ 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

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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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Shortly afterwards, he appeared to lose consciousness during a show in the southern city of Stavropol.

From BBC

After spending the night there, the passengers were flown — again by helicopter — to Mineralnye Vody, a city in the neighboring Stavropol region, and from there they traveled onward, he said.

From Seattle Times

"No, absolutely no fears. We went without thinking twice, not afraid of anything; everything is good," said Alexander Semashko from Stavropol in southern Russia.

From Reuters