Tobolsk

[ tuh-bawlsk ]

/ tʌˈbɔlsk /

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noun

a town in the W Russian Federation in Asia, on the Irtysh River at its confluence with the Tobol.

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Words nearby Tobolsk

Tobin tax, tobira, Tobit, toboggan, Tobol, Tobolsk, to boot, tobramycin, Tobruk, to burn, toby

How to use Tobolsk in a sentence

I do, sir; and at the same time a telegram was sent to the Cossacks of the government of Tobolsk to concentrate their forces.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
The town itself was menaced by the Tartar vanguard; and two days before the authorities had been obliged to retreat to Tobolsk.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
I don't see, if they were, what interest they could have in the question why Alexis Stumpoff should go to Tobolsk.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty
The journey occupied eight days, the convict barge having been left behind at Tobolsk.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty

I changed my paper at Tobolsk, thinking that silver would be more handy here.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty

British Dictionary definitions for Tobolsk

Tobolsk

/ (Russian taˈbɔljsk) /

noun

a town in central Russia, at the confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol Rivers: the chief centre for the early Russian colonization of Siberia. Pop: 100 000 (2000 est)

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