Grodno

[ grod-noh; Russian graw-dnuh ]

/ ˈgrɒd noʊ; Russian ˈgrɔ dnə /

a city in W Byelorussia (Belarus), on the Niemen River: formerly in Poland.

Also called Hrod·na [hrod-nuh; Russian hraw-dnuh] /ˈhrɒd nə; Russian ˈhrɔ dnə/.

Example sentences from the Web for grodno

The army of the king of Westphalia did not enter Grodno till the 30th.

History of the Expedition to Russia |Count Philip de Segur
The soil is mostly sandy, and in the district of Grodno and along the rivers is often drift-sand.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 |Various
On October 2, 1914, the Russian advance started from Grodno as a base.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various
He resigned his crown at Grodno, and was permitted to retire into Russia, where he died three years after.

The Every Day Book of History and Chronology |Joel Munsell

Vilna, Grodno, and Vitepsk are the proper Lithuanian provinces.

The Ethnology of Europe |Robert Gordon Latham

Grodno

/ (Russian ˈɡrɔdnə) /

a city in W Belarus on the Neman River: part of Poland (1921–39); an industrial centre. Pop: 318 000 (2005 est)