Vitebsk

American  

[vee-tepsk, vyee-tyipsk] / ˈvi tɛpsk, ˈvyi tyɪpsk /

Russian Vitsyebsk

noun

1. a city in northeast Belarus, on the Dvina River.

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Vitebsk British  

/ ˈvitɪpsk /

noun

1. a city in E Belarus, a port on the Dvina river: taken by Russia in 1772. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

On the edge of Vitebsk is the little town of Oktyabrskaya.

From BBC

In the town of Vitebsk I sit in on one of his campaign events.

From BBC

For years, “Over Vitebsk” occupied a central place in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, which spoke of Marc Chagall’s painting of his hometown in the Russian empire as an important part of its holdings.

From New York Times

He was sent to the Vitba-3 penal colony near the northeastern city of Vitebsk and had the distinctive yellow tag sewn onto his uniform marking him as a political prisoner “prone to extremism,” which he said singled them out for abuse.

From Seattle Times

"A potential new reason for attracting migrants from high-risk countries to Belarus could be the International Art Festival 'Slavonic Bazaar' in Vitebsk," Stanislaw Zaryn, deputy to Minister Coordinator of Special Services wrote on Twitter.

From Reuters