English Explanatory Dictionary

Yekaterinburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.

Pronunciation

/ˌjɛkətərɪnˈbɜːɡ/ /jɪˈkætərɪnˌbɜːɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yekaterinburg.wav /jɪˈkɑːtərɪnˌbɝɡ/

Word forms

Yekaterinburg Ekaterinburg Yekaterinbourg

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Екатеринбу́рг (Jekaterinbúrg), referring to Catherine I of Russia.

Synonyms

Sverdlovsk
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