Novgorod

[ nov-guh-rod; Russian nawv-guh-ruht ]

noun

1. a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, SE of St. Petersburg: a former capital of Russia.

Novgorod

/ ˈnɔvɡərət /

noun

1. a city in NW Russia, on the Volkhov River; became a principality in 862 under Rurik, an event regarded as the founding of the Russian state; a major trading centre in the Middle Ages; destroyed by Ivan the Terrible in 1570. Pop: 215 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Moscow says that overnight it shot down 117 drones overnight, which mainly targeted four regions - Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod.

From BBC

Russia says it shot down 117 drones overnight, which mainly targeted four regions - Kursk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Nizhny Novgorod.

From BBC

At a business expo recently in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was shown the brand new version of a classic Russian brand, the Volga.

From BBC

About an hour before that Mordovia attack, Russia’s civil aviation authority halted flights at airports in two of the country’s largest cities, Nizhny Novgorod and Tatarstan’s Kazan, because of safety concerns.

From Seattle Times

Last month, a woman in the city of Nizhny Novgorod was detained for five days after police spotted her wearing earrings featuring a rainbow symbol.

From BBC