Blagoveshchensk

[ blah-guh-vesh-ensk, -chensk; Russian bluh-guh-vye-shchyinsk ]

/ ˌblɑ gəˈvɛʃ ɛnsk, -tʃɛnsk; Russian blə gʌˈvyɛ ʃtʃyɪnsk /

a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Amur River.

Example sentences from the Web for blagoveshchensk

At Blagoveshchensk several of these birds amused me in sharing the dinner of some hogs to the great disgust of the latter.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
"Blagoveshchensk," said the steward, as he waved his arm in that direction.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
He died on his way to St. Petersburg, and the news of his death reached Blagoveshchensk three days before my arrival.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox
His house was the best on the Amoor above Blagoveshchensk and very comfortably furnished.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox

We supposed it contained the mail due at Blagoveshchensk when we left.

Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life |Thomas Wallace Knox

Blagoveshchensk

/ (Russian bləɡaˈvjeʃtʃɪnsk) /

a city and port in E Russia, in Siberia on the Amur River. Pop: 222 000 (2005 est)