Batum
a seaport in and the capital of Adzharistan, in the SW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.
Historical Examples
From this port it is shipped in tank cars by rail to batum, whence it is conveyed to the various European markets.
Commercial Geography Jacques W. Redway
The import trade reaches nothing like the same value, and what there is is confined almost entirely to batum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 Various
batum possesses a cathedral, finished in 1903, and the Alexander Park, with sub-tropical vegetation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 Various
noun
a city in Georgia: capital of the Adzhar Autonomous Republic; a major Black Sea port. Pop: 118 000 (2005 est)
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