Свердловск

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Etymology edit

From Свердло́в (Sverdlóv) +‎ -ск (-sk), from the surname of Yakov Sverdlov, full name Я́ков Миха́йлович Свердло́в (Jákov Mixájlovič Sverdlóv), a Bolshevik party administrator and chairman.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [svʲɪrdˈɫofsk]
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Proper noun edit

Свердло́вск (Sverdlóvskm inan (genitive Свердло́вска, relational adjective свердло́вский)

  1. Sverdlovsk, a name for Yekaterinburg from 1924 to 1991.

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