Taganrog

[ tag-uh n-rog; Russian tuh-guhn-rawk ]

/ ˈtæg ənˌrɒg; Russian tə gʌnˈrɔk /

noun

a seaport in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Gulf of Taganrog.

Gulf of, an arm of the Sea of Azov.

Example sentences from the Web for taganrog

They spent a week with their friends at Taganrog, and thence proceeded to Odessa, the great commercial entrepôt of the Euxine.

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century |W. H. Davenport Adams
The father had a post in the Taganrog customs and got into trouble.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
In Taganrog we were on friendly terms with a well-to-do Polish family.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
What would Randulf's much-boasted voyage to Taganrog be, compared with Rio?

Skipper Worse |Alexander Lange Kielland

Its importance was greatly impaired by the rise of Odessa and Taganrog; and in 1820 the fortress was dismantled.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for taganrog

Taganrog

/ (Russian təɡanˈrɔk) /

noun

a port in SW Russia, on the Gulf of Taganrog (an inlet of the Sea of Azov): founded in 1698 as a naval base and fortress by Peter the Great: industrial centre. Pop: 281 000 (2005 est)

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Taganrog

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British Dictionary definitions for taganrog

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