Grozny
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- proper noun
- /ˈɡroʊzni/
- At approximately 0600, Moscow time, the Russians launched... a massive artillery strike against Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.
- Grozny, capital
- city of Grozny
- Grozny in Chechnya
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, you know, like, you know, the sort of like wholesale destruction that I guess that we saw in Grozny in Chechnya.
- And, you know, like, you know, the sort of like wholesale destruction that I guess that we saw in Grozny in Chechnya.
- We've seen this before in Grozny, in in homes, in Syria, in Anna, Aleppo.
Examples
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The television flickered with grainy images from Grozny and Addis Ababa.
Fiction book (2002) -
Musa is one of Grozny's many share taxi drivers, but he's also a local celebrity for giving free rides to those in need.
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So, tell me about Grozny.
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Twenty, thirty years went by before we managed to return to Grozny, even to Moscow.
Fiction book (1992) -
We received intel that an armored division departed a military base outside of Grozny about 90 minutes ago.
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The paper's headline was in Arabic script, but the masthead was half in Russian and said Grozny Pravda.
Fiction book (1992) -
I am meeting Musa in the lobby of a gorgeous hotel in Grozny, where nightly rates are higher than a teacher's monthly income.
Blog text (33) -
She teamed up with Musa to find one of the few standing buildings in Grozny and relocated all the school furniture they could find there.
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He didn't bomb Grozny.
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The military has completely sealed off the capital, Grozny, in the search for other former fighters.
Synonyms
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The capital city of Chechnya in southwestern Russia known for oil
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Etymology
Grozny comes from the Russian word грозный, which means 'fearsome' or 'terrible', and from the root гроз- that is linked to 'thunder' or a strong storm. So the name gives the image of a powerful, stormy place, which helps explain why the city is known for a hard past and a strong role today.