Definitions for volgograd
ˈvɒl gəˌgræd, ˈvoʊl-vol·gograd

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1. Volgograd, Stalingrad, Tsaritsynnoun

   a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43

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1. Volgogradnoun

   A city in Russia.

2. Volgogradnoun

   An oblast in southwestern Russia.

3. Etymology: From Волгоград.

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1. Volgograd

   Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д, IPA: [vəɫɡɐˈɡrat] (listen)), formerly Tsaritsyn (Цари́цын; IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨn]) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (Сталингра́д; IPA: [stəlʲɪnˈɡrat] (listen)) (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 square kilometres (331.8 square miles), with a population of slightly over one million residents. Volgograd is the sixteenth-largest city by population size in Russia, the second-largest city of the Southern Federal District, and the fourth-largest city on the Volga. The city was founded as the fortress of Tsaritsyn in 1589. By the nineteenth century, Tsaritsyn had become an important river-port and commercial centre, leading to its population to grow rapidly. In November 1917, at the start of the Russian Civil War, Tsaritsyn came under Bolshevik control. It fell briefly to the White Army in mid-1919 but returned to Bolshevik control in January 1920. In 1925, the city was renamed Stalingrad in honor of Joseph Stalin, who then ruled the country. During World War II, Axis forces attacked the city, leading to the Battle of Stalingrad, one of, if not the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, from which it received the title of Hero City. In 1961, Nikita Khrushchev's administration renamed the city to Volgograd as part of de-Stalinization. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city became the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast. Volgograd today is the site of The Motherland Calls, an 85-meter high statue dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, which is the tallest statue in Europe, as well as the tallest statue of a woman in the world. The city has many tourist attractions, such as museums, sandy beaches, and a self-propelled floating church. Volgograd was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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1. Volgograd

   Volgograd, formerly called Tsaritsyn and known as Stalingrad from 1925 to 1961, is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80-kilometer long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River. Population: 1,021,215; 1,011,417; 1,022,578. The city became famous for its resistance, as well as the extensive physical damage and death toll it suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad against the German Army in World War II. Since February 2013, the city's name is to be commemorated as Stalingrad six days each year.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of volgograd in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of volgograd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of volgograd in a Sentence

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   This is not the first time Russia experiences barbaric terrorist crime, usually without any obvious internal or external causes, the way it was with the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd at the end of 2013. we remember everything and everyone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=volgograd
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Volgograd
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=volgograd