What does "yekaterinburg" mean?

A city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.

How do you pronounce "yekaterinburg"?

Pronounced //jɛkətərɪnˈbɜːrɡ//.

Common synonyms include: academic center, educational hub, historic site, historical landmark, metropolis, research center.

/jɛkətərɪnˈbɜːrɡ/ name

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Proper Noun

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A city, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, the fifth-largest in the country by population.

"Yana studies astrophysics in Yekaterinburg."

Borrowed from Russian Екатеринбу́рг (Jekaterinbúrg), referring to Catherine I of Russia.