Ulyanovsk

[ ool-yah-nawfsk, -nofsk; Russian oo-lyah-nuhfsk ]

noun
  1. a city in the western Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.

  • Formerly Sim·birsk [sim-beersk; Russian syim-byeersk] /sɪmˈbɪərsk; Russian syɪmˈbyirsk/ .

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Ulyanovsk

/ (Russian uljˈjanəfsk) /


noun
  1. a city in W central Russia on the River Volga: birthplace of Lenin (V. I. Ulyanov), after whom it was renamed in 1924. Pop: 639 000 (2005 est): Former name:: Simbirsk

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