Blagoveshchensk


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Blagoveshchensk

(Russian bləɡaˈvjeʃtʃɪnsk)
n
(Placename) a city and port in E Russia, in Siberia on the Amur River. Pop: 222 000 (2005 est)
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Bla•go•ve•shchensk

(ˌblɑ gəˈvɛʃ ɛnsk, -tʃɛnsk)

n.
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on the Amur River. 202,000.
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