Voronezh

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

/ vəˈroʊ nɪʃ; Russian vʌˈrɔ nyɪʃ /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe.

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Examples from the Web for voronezh

The last days of her stay in Voronezh had been the happiest of her life.
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The society gathered together at the governor's was the best in Voronezh.
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Denisov was going home to Voronezh and Rostov persuaded him to travel with him as far as Moscow and to stay with him there.
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When he met her again in Voronezh the impression she made on him was not merely pleasing but powerful.
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But remembering her relations with Nicholas in Voronezh she was shy about doing so.
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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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