Novokuznetsk
[ noh-vuh-koo z-netsk; Russian nuh-vuh-koo-znyetsk ]
/ ˌnoʊ və kʊzˈnɛtsk; Russian nə və kuˈznyɛtsk /
noun
a city in the S Russian Federation in central Asia: an industrial center is located here because of coal deposits of the Kuznetsk Basin.
Formerly
Stalinsk.
British Dictionary definitions for novokuznetsk
Novokuznetsk
/ (Russian nɔvəkuzˈnjɛtsk) /
noun
a city in S central Russia: iron and steel works. Pop: 542 000 (2005 est)
Former name (1932–61): Stalinsk