Poltava

[ puhl-tah-vuh ]

/ pʌlˈtɑ və /

noun

a city in E Ukraine, SW of Kharkov: Russian defeat of Swedes 1709.

Example sentences from the Web for poltava

Then a gas pipeline in the Poltava region of Ukraine was suddenly blown up by unknown assailants.

Putin Is Just Getting Started in Ukraine |Michael Weiss |June 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What part he took at the battle of Poltava is not quite clear.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 |Various
She acted most beautifully at the Poltava Fair in 1873; she was really magnificent.

The Sea-Gull |Anton Checkov
Revolts also broke out in the Governments of Podolia and Poltava.

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 |Various

When you go to Poltava, you always ask for my waggon, and what then?

Taras Bulba and Other Tales |Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
The unconscious boy was carried to the village by the sympathizing Israelites of Poltava.

Rabbi and Priest |Milton Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for poltava

Poltava

/ (Russian palˈtavə) /

noun

a city in E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 319 000 (2005 est)

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