Taganrog

American  

[tag-uhn-rog, tuh-guhn-rawk] / ˈtæg ənˌrɒg, tə gʌnˈrɔk /

noun

1. a seaport in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Gulf of Taganrog.

2. Gulf of, an arm of the Sea of Azov.

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Taganrog British  

/ təɡanˈrɔk /

noun

1. 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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Taganrog

Rostov regional governor Yuri Slyusar said the attack in Taganrog had caused a fire to break out in the premises of a logistics company in the city.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Serhii Rotchuk, a 34-year-old senior sergeant at the regiment, also left Azovstal in the final convoys, and was taken to Taganrog a week after Seredniak.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023

Olga Volkova, who heads an institution for children in Donetsk, had 225 kids evacuated to an area near the Russian seaside city of Taganrog, and 10 were taken in by Russian families in April.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

Service members of the Russian airborne forces line up before boarding Ilyushin Il-76 transport planes during drills at a military aerodrome in the Azov Sea port of Taganrog, Russia April 22, 2021.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2022

From Tipperary to Taganrog is a wide sweep, and I'd engage to 'talk' anything from Pat to Panslav-isms.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey