Tyumen

American

[tyoo-men, tyoo-myen] / tyuˈmɛn, tyuˈmyɛn /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia.

Tyumen British

/ tjuˈmjenj /

noun

a port in S central Russia, on the Tura River: one of the oldest Russian towns in Siberia; industrial centre with nearby oil and natural gas reserves. Pop: 518 000 (2005 est)

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At Tyumen University in Siberia, some 2,000 students signed a petition against a move to make the school’s Wi-Fi accessible only through Max.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated due to flooding in the Tyumen region, where emergency workers continue to monitor the condition of dams.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Putin had ordered the governors of the Siberian regions of Tyumen and Kurgan to prepare for "expected sharp rise in water levels" and "inevitable" floods.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

Fires began in late April in the Kurgan and neighbouring Tyumen regions.

From Reuters • May 9, 2023

At Tyumen I was told the first steamer to Tomsk went on the 18th of May.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

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