Ryazan

[ ree-uh-zahn, -zan; Russian ryi-zahn ]

/ ˌri əˈzɑn, -ˈzæn; Russian ryɪˈzɑn /

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.

Example sentences from the Web for ryazan

Prince Kutuzov's adjutant has brought me a letter in which he demands police officers to guide the army to the Ryazan road.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
Kutuzov's order to retreat through Moscow to the Ryazan road was issued at night on the first of September.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy
It is an old town, mentioned in the annals in 1177, and until the 14th century was the capital of the Ryazan principality.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 |Various
In the spring of 1809 he went to visit the Ryazan estates which had been inherited by his son, whose guardian he was.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy

You must go away too, take away what you can and tell the serfs to go to the Ryazan estate or to the one near Moscow.

War and Peace |Leo Tolstoy

Ryazan

/ (Russian rɪˈzanj) /

a city in W central Russia: capital of a medieval principality; oil refineries and engineering industries. Pop: 523 000 (2005 est)