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