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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"I feel calm for our country, it is powerful," Olga Nikolenko, a speech therapist who travelled from the southern city of Stavropol to watch her son march in the parade, said.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
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 ● Nov. 1, 2023
"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
Heineken said Friday it had sold its seven breweries and other assets in Russia to Arnest Group, a packaging and consumer goods business based in Stavropol, Russia.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
The government offered them ground in the environs of Stavropol, the capital of the Caucasian government, but they refused it for fear of the incursions of the Circassians.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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