Yakutsk

American

[yuh-kootsk] / jəˈkutsk /

noun

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

Yakutsk British

/ jɪˈkutsk /

noun

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

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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

They have braved subzero temperatures in the Siberian city of Yakutsk.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

Had I been able on this occasion to reach Anadyrsk, I could, all being well, have pushed on to Yakutsk, for Cossacks carry a mail, once a year, between the two places.

From From Paris to New York by Land by Harry De Windt

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