nizhny novgorod

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Definition of nizhny novgorod in English English dictionary: Fourth largest city in Russia; formerly (1932-90) Gorky City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,343,300), central Russia. It is located on the southern bank of the Volga River at its confluence with the Oka River. Founded in 1221, it was annexed to Moscow in 1392. It was strategically important in the Russian conquest of the Volga through the mid-16th century. In 1932 it was renamed for Maksim Gorky, who was born there. Under the Soviet regime it was a place of internal exile for Andrey Sakharov. The city has several 16th-and 17th-century buildings and is one of Russia's major industrial centres

nizhny novgorod

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nizhny Nov·go·rod

nîjni nävgıräd

/ˈnəᴢʜnē ˈnävgərˌäd/ /ˈnɪʒniː ˈnɑːvɡɜrˌɑːd/

() From Russian нижний (nížnij, “lower”) Новгород (Novgorod, “Newtown”)

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