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Yakutsk

American  
[yuh-kootsk] / jəˈkutsk /

noun

  1. the capital of the Yakut Autonomous Republic in the NE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Lena River.


Yakutsk British  
/ jɪˈkutsk /

noun

  1. a port in E Russia, capital of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), on the Lena River. Pop: 214 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From Yakutsk, the brother of missing musician Kirill Tretiakov, said he would travel to Nepal within days.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Yana is being studied at the North-Eastern Federal University in the region's capital Yakutsk.

From BBC Dec. 23, 2024

In some places, such as China's Mohe and Russia's Yakutsk, temperatures dipped to the life-threatening lowest levels.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

Yakutsk resident Lyubov Kolesova said she would usually be opening her windows for relief from the oppressive summer air:

From Reuters Aug. 9, 2023

At Yakutsk, the seat of the Governor, they were received with great civility in this capital of the province, latitude sixty-two north, and longitude one hundred and thirty east.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

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