Zlatoust

American  

[zluh-tuh-oost] / zlə tʌˈust /

noun

1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, in the Ural Mountains.

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Zlatoust British  

/ zlətaˈust /

noun

1. a town in W Russia, on the Ay river: one of the chief metallurgical centres of the Urals since the 18th century. Pop: 192 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

A meteorite chip is being embedded in the centre of each commemorative medal by specialists at a workshop in Zlatoust, in the Chelyabinsk region, Russian media report.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2014

The third site was found some 80 kilometers further to the northwest, near the town of Zlatoust.

From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2013

Son of a minor civil-service employe, Marshal Shaposhnikov was born in the town of Zlatoust in the Urals, in 1910 was top man at the Moscow Imperial Academy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Near the station of Zlatoust stands a granite column to mark the boundary between Asia and Europe.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders

At Zlatoust there is a manufactory of firearms and sword blades that is said to be unsurpassed in the excellence of its products.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace