Zaporozhye

[ zah-puh-rawzh-yuh; Russian zuh-puh-raw-zhye ]

noun

1. the Russian name of Zaporizhzhia.

Zaporozhye

/ zəpaˈrɔʒjɛ /

noun

1. a city in E Ukraine on the Dnieper River: developed as a major industrial centre after the construction (1932) of the Dnieper hydroelectric station. Pop: 798 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1921)Aleksandrovsk