English Explanatory Dictionary

Rostov

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia.
  2. Synonym of Rostov-on-Don.
  3. An oblast of Russia.
  4. A surname from Russian.

Word forms

Rostov

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Росто́в (Rostóv). The surname comes from Russian рост (rost, “growth”). The etymology of the city's name is unclear.

Synonyms

Rostov Veliky Rostov-on-Don

Related words

Don Cossack

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 羅斯托夫州 /罗斯托夫州 Danish: Rostov oblast Portuguese: Rostov Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть Spanish: óblast de Rostov
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