Tomsk

[ tomsk; Russian tawmsk ]

/ tɒmsk; Russian tɔmsk /

noun

a city in the central Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ob River.

Example sentences from the Web for tomsk

He went to Tomsk, Siberia, an area that was legendary for its lucrative goldmines.

An Oscar Winner’s Secret History |Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |October 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The buildings in Tomsk are also less elegant, but they have an air of more homely comfort than those of Irkutsk.

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg, |Alexander Michie
All the Tomsk people tell me that there has not been a spring so cold and rainy as this one since 1842.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov
He wished to avoid Tomsk, now occupied by the Tartar troops.

Michael Strogoff |Jules Verne

At Tomsk their reception was not less cordial than it had been at Irkutsk.

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century |W. H. Davenport Adams
It is not the most important city of the government of that name, for Tomsk has more inhabitants and is larger.

Michael Strogoff |Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for tomsk

Tomsk

/ (Russian tɔmsk) /

noun

a city in central Russia: formerly an important gold-mining town and administrative centre for a large area of Siberia; university (1888); engineering industries. Pop: 486 000 (2005 est)

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