Novgorod

See also: Nóvgorod

English

Etymology

From Russian Но́вгород (Nóvgorod, “Newtown”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑvɡəɹɑd/, /ˈnɔːvɡəɹət/

Proper noun

Novgorod

  1. A historic city and a former principality in Russia.
  2. A medieval Russian state.
  3. A northwestern oblast of Russia.

Synonyms

  • Veliky Novgorod (Великий Новгород - the official name of the city)

Translations

See also

Czech

Proper noun

Novgorod m

  1. Novgorod (city in northwest Russia)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Novgorod in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Novgorod in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Proper noun

Novgorod f

  1. Novgorod (an oblast of Russia)
  2. Novgorod (a city, the regional capital of Novgorod, Russia)

Swedish

Proper noun

Novgorod

  1. Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod (the great), a city in north-western Russia

Usage notes

  • Note that the name "Novgorod" on its own in Swedish always refers to the northern or great Novgorod, while the southern town is always called with the double name Nizjnij Novgorod
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