Taganrog
a seaport in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Gulf of Taganrog.
Gulf of, an arm of the Sea of Azov.
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How to use Taganrog in a sentence
The Centre for Information Resilience geolocated the makeshift temporary accommodation center where children were being held in Taganrog, identifying it as the Dvorets Sports Complex.
Inside Russia’s ‘Kafka-esque’ Mass Kidnapping Scheme | Allison Quinn | August 5, 2022 | The Daily BeastSince then it has greatly declined, owing to the silting up of its harbour and the competition of Taganrog.
On this occasion the people of Taganrog wished to give him a magnificent horse, but they could not find an appropriate saddle.
Armenian Literature | AnonymousTherefore, I immediately hired a wagon, and taking this extraordinary saddle with me and then on to Taganrog to the governor's.
Armenian Literature | AnonymousIts importance was greatly impaired by the rise of Odessa and Taganrog; and in 1820 the fortress was dismantled.
They spent a week with their friends at Taganrog, and thence proceeded to Odessa, the great commercial entrepôt of the Euxine.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century | W. H. Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for Taganrog
/ (Russian təɡanˈrɔk) /
a port in SW Russia, on the Gulf of Taganrog (an inlet of the Sea of Azov): founded in 1698 as a naval base and fortress by Peter the Great: industrial centre. Pop: 281 000 (2005 est)
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