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Viipuri

American  
[vee-poo-ri] / ˈvi pʊ rɪ /

noun

  1. Finnish name of Vyborg.


Viipuri British  
/ ˈviːpuri /

noun

  1. the Finnish name for Vyborg

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Born June 23, 1937, in the eastern town of Viipuri, which is now in Russia, Ahtisaari was a primary school teacher before joining Finland’s Foreign Ministry in 1965.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Ahtisaari was born in 1937 in Viipuri, now part of Russia, and his family was forced to flee when Soviet forces attacked when he was two.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

Against the 10,000 volunteers who have joined the Finns, at least 17,000 Finns have been killed in the battle of Viipuri.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peter the Great once called Viipuri the solid shutters of his window on Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

His first celebrated works were a library in Viipuri and a tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio.

From Time Magazine Archive

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