a city in NW Russia, in the Ural Mountains: scene of the execution (1918) of Nicholas II and his family; university (1920); one of the largest centres of heavy engineering in Russia. Pop: 1 281 000 (2005 est)
Former name (1924–91): Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg in American English
(jɪˈkɑtərɛnbʊrg)
city in Russia, in the Ural Mountains: pop. 1,347,000