Yekaterinburg
ekaterinburg.
noun
a city in nw russia, in the ural mountains: scene of the execution (1918) of nicholas ii and his family; university (1920); one of the largest centres of heavy engineering in russia. pop: 1 281 000 (2005 est) former name (1924–91) sverdlovsk
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