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
Aleksandr Naumenko from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Aleksandr Bocharov from the Krasnodar region, Anver Muksimov from Stavropol and Aleksandr Chilengirov from the Orenburg region.
From New York Times • May 29, 2023
So much I found out from the gentleman from Stavropol.
From Armenian Literature by Anonymous
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