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Nizhny Novgorod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An oblast and federal subject of Russia.
  2. The capital city of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia; the fourth-largest in the country by population.

Pronunciation

/ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɒv.ɡə.ɹɒd/ /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɔːv.ɡə.ɹəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Nizhny Novgorod.wav /ˌnɪʒ.ni ˈnɑv.ɡə.ɹɑd/ /ˌnɪʒ.ni nɔːvˈɡɔ.ɹəd/

Word forms

Nizhny Novgorod

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ни́жний Но́вгород (Nížnij Nóvgorod, literally “lower Newtown”).

Synonyms

Gorky Nizhny

Related words

Novgorod

Translations

Arabic: نِيجْنِي نُوفْغُورُود Armenian: Նիժնի Նովգորոդ Belarusian: Ні́жні Но́ўгарад Bulgarian: Ни́жни Но́вгород Catalan: Nijni Nóvgorod Chinese Mandarin: 下諾夫哥羅德 /下诺夫哥罗德 Chuvash: Чулхула Czech: Nižnij Novgorod Danish: Nisjnij Novgorod Dutch: Nizjni Novgorod Erzya: А́лоош Erzya: Обран ош Esperanto: Niĵnij Novgorod Finnish: Nižni Novgorod French: Nijni Novgorod Georgian: ნიჟნი-ნოვგოროდი German: Nischni Nowgorod Greek: Νίζνι Νόβγκοροντ Hebrew: ניז׳ני נובגורוד Hindi: निज़्नी नॉवग्रोद Hungarian: Nyizsnyij Novgorod Indonesian: Nizhny Novgorod Italian: Nižnij Novgorod Japanese: ニジニ・ノヴゴロド Kazakh: Төменгі Новгород Khakas: Индеркі Новгород Komi-Permyak: Макарья Komi-Permyak: Нижньöй Новгород Komi-Zyrian: Макаръя Komi-Zyrian: Улыс Новгорт Korean: 니즈니노브고로드 Latin: Novogardia Inferior Latvian: Ņižņijnovgoroda Lithuanian: Žemutinis Naugardas Macedonian: Нижни Новгород Eastern Mari: Угарман Eastern Mari: Ӱлыл Новгород Western Mari: Угарман Moksha: Ала ош Mongolian: Нижний Новгород Ossetian: Дӕллаг Новгород Persian: نیژنی نووگورود Polish: Niżny Nowogród Portuguese: Nijni Novgorod Portuguese: Nijni-Novgorod
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