Balashikha

[ bal-uh-shee-kuh; Russian buh-luh-shi-khuh ]

noun

1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe: a NE suburb of Moscow.

Example Sentences

The blaze at the mall in Balashikha that trades in construction items and home decoration materials first erupted at a storage area and later spread to part of the building.

From Washington Times

Pictures published on Telegram by Russia's emergencies ministry showed that the fire at a construction supplies hypermarket in Balashikha, a satellite town of 500,000 people on the outskirts of the Russian capital, had caused part of the roof to collapse, with smoke billowing into the air.

From Reuters

BALASHIKHA, Russia — Take any of the many highways out of the Russian capital and you can dissect the country’s strata like rings on a tree.

From New York Times

The data show Mr. Krasikov visited another FSB special operations center in Balashikha outside Moscow eight times, including just before he left Russia.

From Washington Post

In Balashikha, workers have scrambled to prepare Avangard’s new arena for the team’s arrival, hastily building locker rooms and a gym, and setting up the coaches’ office.

From Reuters