Semipalatinsk

[ sem-i-puh-lah-tinsk; Russian syi-myi-puh-lah-tyinsk ]
/ ˌsɛm ɪ pəˈlɑ tɪnsk; Russian syɪ myɪ pʌˈlɑ tyɪnsk /

noun

a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.

Example sentences from the Web for semipalatinsk

  • Semipalatinsk, the capital , stands on the Irtish; has two annual fairs, and is an important trading mart.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

  • Tobolsk, Tomsk, and Semipalatinsk are collecting stations for Siberian products, and each is built on navigable waters.

    Commercial Geography |Jacques W. Redway

  • Those in the neighbourhood of Semipalatinsk may be instanced in the first case and those in the island of Yezo in the second.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for semipalatinsk

Semipalatinsk
/ (Russian sɪmipaˈlatinsk) /

noun

a city in NE Kazakhstan on the Irtysh River; an important communications centre. Pop: 282 000 (2005 est)