Stavropol

[ stav-roh-puhl; Russian 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. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop: 362 000 (2005 est) Former name (1940–44)Voroshilovsk
2. the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti

Example Sentences

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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