Gorlovka

[ gawr-lawf-kuh, -lof-; Russian gawr-luhf-kuh ]

noun

1. the Russian name of Horlivka.

Gorlovka

/ ˈɡɔrləfkə /

noun

1. a city in SE Ukraine in the centre of the Donets Basin: a major coal-mining centre. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A geography teacher, Elena Kudrik, lay dead on the floor of School 50 in the eastern Ukrainian town of Gorlovka.

From Seattle Times

After the attack on School 50 in Gorlovka, shattered glass from blown-out windows littered the classrooms and hallways and the street outside.

From Seattle Times

Russian officials deny targeting civilian structures, and local media reports in Russian-held Gorlovka alleged Ukrainian forces trying to recapture the area were to blame for the blast that killed the two teachers there.

From Seattle Times

Working as a supermarket cashier in Gorlovka, she earned about £60 a month; doing the same job in Magadan she earns £300.

From The Guardian

Alexander Burlakov, 37, Tatyana Spivak, 38, and their son Sergei, 12, left their home in rebel-held Gorlovka last August, and flew to Magadan, leaving their parents behind.

From The Guardian