Main Entry:

Stav·ro·pol'

Pronunciation:

\sta-ˈvrȯ-pəl, -ˈvrō-, ˈstä-vrə-pəl\

Function:

geographical name

1 territory S Russia in Europe N of the Caucasus area 31,120 square miles (80,600 square kilometers), population 2,536,000 2 city, its ∗ population 332,000 3 — see tol'yatti