Stavropol
Americannoun
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a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, north of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).
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the capital of this territory.
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former name of Tolyatti.
noun
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Former name (1940–44): Voroshilovsk. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop: 362 000 (2005 est)
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the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti
Example Sentences
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"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 • Aug. 29, 2023
For the self-taught potter Ilona Golovina, 35, a native of Stavropol, Russia, now based in Brooklyn, part of the moon jar’s appeal lies in its ability to communicate the terroir and culture of its maker.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
The Soviet Union’s reformist last leader, who died Tuesday at age 91, grew up in Privolnoye, a village of about 3,000 in southern Russia’s Stavropol region, the son of peasants.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022
After graduating, he returned to Stavropol and began a rapid rise through the ranks of the Communist Party.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2022
I was at that moment in Stavropol, a town about eighty miles to the north, and could not gain any satisfactory information as to what this colony was.
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
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