Yekaterinburg

American  

[yuh-kat-er-in-burg, yi-kuh-tyi-ryin-boork] / yəˈkæt ər ɪnˌbɜrg, yɪ kə tyɪ ryɪnˈburk /

noun

1. Ekaterinburg.

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Yekaterinburg British  

/ jɪkətɪrinˈburk /

noun

1. Former name (1924–91): Sverdlovsk.  a city in NW Russia, in the Ural Mountains: scene of the execution (1918) of Nicholas II and his family; university (1920); one of the largest centres of heavy engineering in Russia. Pop: 1 281 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

A worker at a nongovernmental organization in Yekaterinburg said a debate among residents of her apartment block about migrating their chat group to Max grew heated when a majority opposed it for data-privacy reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Kazakhstan’s flagship airline, Qazaq Air, suspended service on a major route, to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2024

His ordeal began roughly two months later during his reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, a major Russian industrial hub.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2024

Among those imprisoned is the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested during a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, Russia, in March 2023.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

In the early summer of 1918, the royal family was moved to Yekaterinburg and placed under house arrest.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee