Nizhniy Novgorod

geographical name (1)

Nizh·niy Nov·go·rod | \ ˈnizh-nē-ˈnäv-gə-ˌräd

How to pronounce Nizhniy Novgorod (audio)

, -ˈnȯv-gə-rət\

variants: or Nizhni Novgorod or 1932–89 Gorki or Gor'kii or Gor'kiy or Gorky \ ˈgȯr-kē

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Definition of Nizhniy Novgorod

(Entry 1 of 2)

city of central Russia in Europe at the confluence of the Oka and Volga rivers population 1,250,600

Nizhniy Tagil

geographical name (2)

Nizhniy Ta·gil | \ tə-ˈgil

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variants: or Nizhni Tagil

Definition of Nizhniy Tagil (Entry 2 of 2)

city in western Russia in Asia on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains population 362,000

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