Tambov

American

[tahm-bawf, -bawv, tuhm-bawf] / tɑmˈbɔf, -ˈbɔv, tʌmˈbɔf /

noun

a city, in the Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.

Tambov British

/ tamˈbɔf /

noun

an industrial city in W Russia: founded in 1636 as a Muscovite fort; a major engineering centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)

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Meanwhile, in the central Russian region of Tambov, a warehouse belonging to e-commerce giant Wildberries burned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Firefighters were still battling the blaze in the Moscow region's Elektrostal, while the regional authorities in Tambov said the fire there had been extinguished.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Kushnir was born in Tambov, central Russia, where his father Mikhail was a pianist and educator, and his mother a music school teacher.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024

But Tambov Gov. Maxim Yegorov said the plant was working normally, according to Russia’s RBC news outlet.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Upon this the fair-headed muzhik, rising to his knees, stretches a fist towards the man from Tambov, and exclaims: "Why should he have gone and bragged of his strength, pray?"

From Through Russia by C. J. Hogarth

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