Volgograd
[ vol-guh-grad, vohl-; Russian vuhl-guh-graht ]
/ ˈvɒl gəˌgræd, ˈvoʊl-; Russian vəl gʌˈgrɑt /
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noun
a city in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943.
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Formerly Sta·lin·grad [stah-lin-grad; Russian stuh-lyin-graht], /ˈstɑ lɪnˌgræd; Russian stə lyɪnˈgrɑt/, Tsa·ri·tsyn [tsuh-reet-sin; Russian tsuh-ryee-tsin] /tsəˈrit sɪn; Russian tsʌˈryi tsɪn/ .
Words nearby Volgograd
Volcker, vole, Volga, Volga River, Volga Tatar, Volgograd, volitant, volitation, volition, volitional, volitive
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How to use Volgograd in a sentence
And some say that recently they were joined by “Night Wolves,” a biker gang from Volgograd.
Four things you need to know about the twin suicide bombings that hit Volgograd ahead of the Sochi Olympics.
Experts say that the Volgograd bombings may bode ill for security at the Sochi Games, which begin on February 7.
The girls, former students from Moscow and Volgograd universities, preferred to keep their real Russian names anonymous.
British Dictionary definitions for Volgograd
Volgograd
/ (Russian vəlɡaˈɡrat, English ˈvɒlɡəˌɡræd) /
noun
a port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: scene of a major engagement (1918) during the civil war and again in World War II (1942–43), in which the German forces were defeated; major industrial centre. Pop: 1 016 000 (2005 est)Former names: (until 1925) Tsaritsyn, (1925–61) Stalingrad
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Cultural definitions for Volgograd
Volgograd
[ (vol-guh-grad, vohl-guh-grad) ]
City located in southern Russia, amid the lower Volga and Don Rivers.
notes for Volgograd
The city is a major commercial and industrial center.
notes for Volgograd
From 1925 to 1961, it was named Stalingrad. During the brutal winter of 1942–1943, a huge German invasion force besieged the city but ultimately failed to take it. The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, marking the beginning of the end for the Nazis.
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