Stavropol

[ stav-roh-puhl; Russian stah-vruh-puhl ]

noun

1. a territory of the Russian Federation in Europe, north of the Caucasus. 29,600 sq. mi. (76,960 sq. km).
2. the capital of this territory.
3. former name of Tolyatti.

Stavropol

/ ˈstavrəpəlj /

noun

1. a city in SW Russia: founded as a fortress in 1777. Pop: 362 000 (2005 est) Former name (1940–44)Voroshilovsk
2. the former name (until 1964) of Togliatti

Example Sentences

It said the plane eventually went down in Russia's Stavropol region after it had launched a missile strike on Ukraine.

From BBC

Two pilots had been found alive, a third crew member was killed and rescue services were looking for a fourth, Stavropol's regional governor said.

From BBC

But Stavropol Gov. Vladimir Vladimirov said one of the rescued pilots died.

From Seattle Times

Stavropol regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said only that the plane had crashed in a Russian field some distance north of the main city and two pilots had been found alive.

From BBC

Shortly afterwards, he appeared to lose consciousness during a show in the southern city of Stavropol.

From BBC