Khabarovsk
- proper noun
- /kəˈbɑːrəvsk/
- The tigers that could still stray into cities like Vladivostok and Khabarovsk in the first part of this century had declined in number but weren't threatened by extinction.
- the city of Khabarovsk
- Khabarovsk and Vladivostok
Examples
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The city of Khabarovsk plays a crucial role in the economy of the Russian Far East.
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We have hired a helicopter that will take us from Khabarovsk down to the Bikin over the mountains of the Sikhote Alin chain.
Fiction book (1996) -
This organization helps orphans in Khabarovsk, where my daughter is from.
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A year ago, in Khabarovsk, Siberia, authorities pulled him out of a customs line and took him to a room where he was searched and relieved of his wallet.
Academic text (1995) -
Similar networks surround important Siberian cities such as Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, and Khabarovsk.
Academic text (1990) -
Pakistan's firms have been encouraged to establish business links with Russia's regions, including Tatarstan, Altai, and Khabarovsk.
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"The most valuable section of the Koppi River has been granted protection in perpetuity," says Yuri Kolpak, director of the regional arm for Wildlife Conservation and Protected Areas in Khabarovsk Krai.
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Along the small roads that lead into the main road between Khabarovsk and Vladivostok, an even stream of trucks is plowing by with huge loads of timber; and at the railroad crossings, we remain standing for a long time while railroad car after railroad car loaded with giant logs slowly groans by.
Fiction book (1996) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Lyuti is an adult male Amur tiger that was wild-born but orphaned as a cub and brought to the Utyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Khabarovsk, Russia.
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Traveling to Khabarovsk gives visitors a chance to explore the unique blend of Russian and Asian cultures.
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Etymology
Khabarovsk comes from the explorer Yerofey Khabarov. The Russian ending -sk works like the English 'ville' and means 'town of', so Khabarovsk is 'Khabarov's town'.