Mogilev

[ moh-gi-lef; Russian muh-gyi-lyawf ]
/ ˈmoʊ gɪˌlɛf; Russian mə gyɪˈlyɔf /

noun

a city in E Byelorussia (Belarus), in the W Soviet Union in Europe, on the Dnieper.
Also Ma·hi·lyow [mah-hee-lou, -lyou] /ˌmɑ hiˈlaʊ, -ˈlyaʊ/.

Example sentences from the Web for mogilev

  • When Pustovalov went away to buy wood in the Mogilev district, she missed him dreadfully, lay awake and cried.

British Dictionary definitions for mogilev

Mogilev

Mohilev

/ (Russian məɡiˈljɔf) /

noun

an industrial city in E Belarus on the Dnieper River: passed to Russia in 1772 after Polish rule. Pop: 353 000 (2005 est)