Ulyanovsk
[ ool-yah-nawfsk, -nofsk; Russian oo-lyah-nuh fsk ]
/ ulˈyɑ nɔfsk, -nɒfsk; Russian uˈlyɑ nəfsk /
noun
a city in the W Russian Federation, on the Volga River: birthplace of Lenin.
Formerly
Simbirsk.
British Dictionary definitions for ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk
/ (Russian uljˈjanəfsk) /
noun
a city in W central Russia on the River Volga: birthplace of Lenin (V. I. Ulyanov), after whom it was renamed in 1924. Pop: 639 000 (2005 est)
Former name:: Simbirsk