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Kursk

noun

a city of southwestern Russia

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center

• Part Holonyms: ↑Russia, ↑Russian Federation

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\\ˈku̇(ə)rsk\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Kursk, city in central part of European Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

: of or from the city of Kursk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : of the kind or style prevalent in Kursk

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/koorsk/; Russ. /koohrddsk/, n.

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe. 413,000.

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[ko͝orsk]

an industrial city in southwestern Russia; pop. 430,000. It was the scene of an important Soviet victory in World War II

Useful english dictionary. 2012.