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Voronezh

American  
[vuh-roh-nish, vuh-raw-nyish] / vəˈroʊ nɪʃ, vʌˈrɔ njɪʃ /

noun

  1. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe.


Voronezh British  
/ vaˈrɔnɪʃ /

noun

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

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Even the look of Voronezh has changed dramatically since February 2022.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

Falling debris from the destroyed Atacms on Tuesday damaged the roofs of a clinic and an orphanage and struck a private house in Voronezh, Russia said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

Flowers were removed in cities including St. Petersburg and Voronezh, it said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2024

A camp in Voronezh region received 93 on Wednesday and later 280 arrived in Kaluga region, state TV reported, adding that teachers would join them there.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2024

The pilots already in the air had all been sent together to turn back a huge raid the Germans were launching on a nearby town just south of Voronezh.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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