Voronezh

[ vuh-roh-nish; Russian vuh-raw-nyish ]

/ vəˈroʊ nɪʃ; Russian vʌˈrɔ nyɪʃ /

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noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe.

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Words nearby Voronezh

voracity, Vorarlberg, -vore, Vorkuta, Vorlage, Voronezh, Voronoff, Voroshilov, Voroshilovgrad, Voroshilovsk, -vorous

How to use Voronezh in a sentence

When he met her again in Voronezh the impression she made on him was not merely pleasing but powerful.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
He was sentenced to be sent to a disciplinary battalion and stayed fifteen months in the Voronezh disciplinary battalion.
The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899)|Leo Tolstoi
Denisov was going home to Voronezh and Rostov persuaded him to travel with him as far as Moscow and to stay with him there.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
Her equipages were the huge family coach in which she had traveled to Voronezh, a semiopen trap, and a baggage cart.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy

Fortunately, Anatol had a friend at Voronezh, to whom we telegraphed at once.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for Voronezh

Voronezh

/ (Russian vaˈrɔnɪʃ) /

noun

a city in W Russia: engineering, chemical, and food-processing industries; university (1918). Pop: 842 000 (2005 est)

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