Vladivostok

American  

[vlad-uh-vos-tok, -vuh-stok, vluh-dyi-vuh-stawk] / ˌvlæd əˈvɒs tɒk, -vəˈstɒk, vlə djɪ vʌˈstɔk /

noun

1. a seaport in the Far Eastern region of Russia, on the Sea of Japan: the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the largest Russian port connected to the Pacific Ocean.

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Vladivostok British  

/ vlədivasˈtɔk, ˌvlædɪˈvɒstɒk /

noun

1. a port in SE Russia, on the Sea of Japan: terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway; the main Russian Pacific naval base since 1872 and chief commercial and civilian Russian port in the Far East; university (1956). Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Vladivostok

First recorded in 1880–85; from Russian Vladivostók “Rule of the East”

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Example Sentences

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Vladivostok

The two countries said it was a "passing exercise" with an Indonesian frigate passing through on its return home from the Russian port city of Vladivostok.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

A project that might be more feasible to expand is the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline, which carries oil primarily from eastern Russia to China and Russia’s Kozmino port, a terminal near Vladivostok.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The cyclist left Lisbon in early July and intended to cross 17 countries to arrive in Vladivostok in Russia's far east in early September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

In the centre of Vladivostok I stop to listen to a band busking on a pedestrian street.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025

Ernest Schiller, as he called himself, had gone aboard the Matoppo in New York, March 29, 1916, and hid himself away until the vessel passed Sandy Hook, bound for Vladivostok.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

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