Dvinsk

[ dvyeensk ]

noun

1. the Russian name of Daugavpils.

Dvinsk

/ dvinsk /

noun

1. transliteration of the former Russian name for Daugavpils

Example Sentences

Shipping in the Dvinsk Bay on the White Sea has also been shut down for a month after the accident, according to the Wall Street Journal.

From Fox News

The youngest of four children, he was born Marcus Rotkovitch in Dvinsk, Latvia, in 1903.

From Washington Post

Rothko was born in 1903 in Daugavpils - then known as Dvinsk - was part of the Russian Empire.

From BBC

A frontal attack was launched on Dvinsk on 3rd Oct. and was a costly failure.

From Project Gutenberg

All hope was then abandoned by the Germans of taking either Riga or Dvinsk that year.

From Project Gutenberg