Kazan

[ kuh-zan kuh-zahn; Russian kuh-zahn ]

noun

1. E·li·a [ih-, lahy, -, uh, eel, -y, uh], 1909–2003, U.S. film and stage director and novelist, born in Turkey.
2. a city in and capital of the Tatar Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, near the Volga River.
3. a river in S Nunavut, Canada, flowing N and NE to Baker Lake. 455 miles (732 km) long.

Kazan

¹

/ kəˈzɑːn /

noun

1. KazanElia19092003MUSTurkishTHEATRE: stage directorFILMS AND TV: directorWRITING: writer Elia (ˈiːljə), real name Elia Kazanjoglous 1909–2003, US stage and film director and writer, born in Turkey. His films include Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and On the Waterfront (1954) for both of which he won Oscars, and East of Eden (1955).

Kazan

²

/ -ˈzɑːn; kaˈzanj; kəˈzæn /

noun

1. a city in W Russia, capital of the Tatar Autonomous Republic on the River Volga: capital of an independent khanate in the 15th century; university (1804); a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 108 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

One young IT worker, Anastasia - originally from Kazan in Russia - said she left in March 2022 because she could not stay in a country waging a war that she opposed.

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"After Kazan and after he shook hands with the war’s instigator and spent UN Day on the territory of the aggressor country, it would be somehow strange to host him here."

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Venezuela had lobbied hard to join the Brics, with Maduro even making a surprise appearance at the summit in the city of Kazan and declaring that his country was "part of the Brics family".

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This week in the city of Kazan President Putin will greet more than 20 heads of state at the Brics summit of emerging economies.

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This year's summit will take place in the Russian city of Kazan from Tuesday to Thursday.

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