Tambov

[ tahm-bawf, -bawv; Russian tuhm-bawf ]

/ tɑmˈbɔf, -ˈbɔv; Russian tʌmˈbɔf /

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

Example sentences from the Web for tambov

North and east of Tambov the original Ugrian population is no longer a matter of inference.

The Ethnology of Europe |Robert Gordon Latham
At the Tambov hermitage the anchorite Hilary, a man of saintly life, has died.

Father Sergius |Leo Tolstoy
One “Tambov squire,” as Chekhov christened him, came to him for medical advice.

Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov |Maxim Gorky
In vain did he recommend a more experienced physician,—the “Tambov squire” persisted: no doctor would he trust but Chekhov.

Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov |Maxim Gorky

People are never tired of alluding to a famous blunder of his about Tambov in Russia.

Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches |Justin McCarthy

Tambov

/ (Russian tamˈbɔf) /

an industrial city in W Russia: founded in 1636 as a Muscovite fort; a major engineering centre. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)