Tyumen

American

[tyoo-men, tyoo-myen] / tjuˈmɛn, tjuˈmjɛn /

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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The governor of Siberia's Tyumen region said a local oil refinery had been set ablaze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

Also on Monday, the regions of Kurgan and Tyumen, east of the Ural Mountains, declared a state of emergency and urged people to leave the floodplain.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2024

Neither the post-drivers nor the private ones from Tyumen to Tomsk remember an instance of any things being stolen from a traveller.

From Letters of Anton Chekhov by Garnett, Constance

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