Stavropol

[ stav-roh-puh l; Russian stah-vruh-puh l ]

/ stævˈroʊ pəl; Russian ˈstɑ vrə pəl /

noun

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

the capital of this territory.

former name of Tolyatti.

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On their way to Stavropol, they experienced a mountain-storm, one of the grandest and most terrible they had ever witnessed.
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British Dictionary definitions for stavropol

Stavropol

/ (Russian ˈstavrəpəlj) /

noun

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

the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti

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