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Kirov

[ keer-awf, -of; Russian kyee-ruhf ]

noun

  1. a city in the eastern part of the Russian Federation in Europe, north of Kazan.


Kirov

1

/ ˈkirəf /

noun

  1. a city in NW Russia, on the Vyatka River: an early trading centre; engineering industries. Pop: 454 000 (2005 est) Former name (1780–1934)Vyatka
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kirov

2

/ ˈkirəf /

noun

  1. KirovSergei Mironovich18881934MRussianPOLITICS: politician Sergei Mironovich (sɪrˈɡjej miˈrɔnəvitʃ). 1888–1934, Soviet politician; one of Stalin's chief aides. His assassination was the starting point for Stalin's purge of the Communist Party (1934–38)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

He was later allowed to return home to the district of Vyatskiye Polyany in Russia’s Kirov Region.

From BBC

In addition to Kirov, Viola is survived by sons Andrei and Blake.

Irina Okisheva and her husband, Pavel Okishev, also traveled hundreds of miles to attend the concert — making their way from Kirov, northeast of Moscow.

July 2012 — Russia’s Investigative Committee charges Navalny with embezzlement involving Kirovles, a state-owned timber company in the Kirov region, while acting as an adviser to the local governor.

July 2013 — A court in Kirov convicts Navalny of embezzlement in the Kirovles case, sentencing him to five years in prison.

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