Ekaterinburg

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/jɪkətɪrinˈburk/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i kat′ər in bûrg′; Russ. yi kə tyi ryin bo̅o̅rk′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
E•ka•te•rin•burg  (i kat′ər in bûrg′; Russ. yi kə tyi ryin bo̅o̅rk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in the Russian Federation in Asia, in the Ural Mountains. 1,367,000. Formerly (1924–91), Sverdlovsk. 

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Ekaterinburg / jɪkətɪrinˈburk/
  1. a variant transliteration of the Russian name for Yekaterinburg
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ye•ka•te•rin•burg  (yə kat′ər in bûrg′; Russ. yi kə tyi ryin bo̅o̅rk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesEkaterinburg.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Yekaterinburg, Ekaterinburg / jɪkətɪrinˈburk/
  1. 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
'Ekaterinburg' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sverdlovsk - Yekaterinburg

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