单词 | volgograd |
释义 | Volgograd[ vol-guh-grad, vohl-; Russian vuhl-guh-graht ] / ˈvɒl gəˌgræd, ˈvoʊl-; Russian vəl gʌˈgrɑt / nouna city in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942–February 1943. Formerly Sta·lin·grad [stah-lin-grad; Russian stuh-lyin-graht], /ˈstɑ lɪnˌgræd; Russian stə lyɪnˈgrɑt/, Tsa·ri·tsyn [tsuh-reet-sin; Russian tsuh-ryee-tsin] /tsəˈrit sɪn; Russian tsʌˈryi tsɪn/ . Words nearby VolgogradVolcker, vole, Volga, Volga River, Volga Tatar, Volgograd, volitant, volitation, volition, volitional, volitional tremor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Volgograd
British Dictionary definitions for VolgogradVolgograd / (Russian vəlɡaˈɡrat, English ˈvɒlɡəˌɡræd) / nouna port in SW Russia, on the River Volga: scene of a major engagement (1918) during the civil war and again in World War II (1942–43), in which the German forces were defeated; major industrial centre. Pop: 1 016 000 (2005 est)Former names: (until 1925) Tsaritsyn, (1925–61) Stalingrad Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for VolgogradVolgograd [ (vol-guh-grad, vohl-guh-grad) ] City located in southern Russia, amid the lower Volga and Don Rivers. notes for VolgogradThe city is a major commercial and industrial center. notes for VolgogradFrom 1925 to 1961, it was named Stalingrad. During the brutal winter of 1942–1943, a huge German invasion force besieged the city but ultimately failed to take it. The German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in World War II, marking the beginning of the end for the Nazis. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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