Vladivostok

[ vlad-uh-vos-tok, -vuh-stok; Russian vluh-dyi-vuh-stawk ]

noun

1. a seaport in the Far Eastern region of Russia, on the Sea of Japan: the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the largest Russian port connected to the Pacific Ocean.

Vladivostok

/ vlədivasˈtɔk; ˌvlædɪˈvɒstɒk /

noun

1. a port in SE Russia, on the Sea of Japan: terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway; the main Russian Pacific naval base since 1872 and chief commercial and civilian Russian port in the Far East; university (1956). Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vladivostok¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Russian Vladivostók “Rule of the East”

Example Sentences

A military source in Russia’s Far East confirmed to BBC Russian that “a number of North Koreans have arrived” and were stationed in one of the military bases near Ussuriysk, to the north of Vladivostok.

From BBC

Gordon Black, 34, flew to Vladivostok, a Pacific port city, to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from her, according to U.S. officials and Russian authorities.

From Seattle Times

According to Smith, Black signed out for his move back home and, “instead of returning to the continental United States, Black flew from Incheon, Republic of Korea, through China to Vladivostok, Russia, for personal reasons.”

From Seattle Times

Cynthia Smith, an Army spokeswoman, confirmed that a soldier was detained Thursday in Vladivostok, a major military and commercial Pacific port, on charges of criminal misconduct.

From Seattle Times

The soldier was detained in the port city of Vladivostok in the east of Russia on Thursday, a spokeswoman for the local court told the Russian business newspaper Kommersant.

From New York Times