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kaliningrad

/kəˈlɪnɪŋˌɡɹæd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
kalin-ingrad
IPA
/kəˈlɪnɪŋˌɡɹæd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An oblast or federal subject of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania.

name

A city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, formerly called Königsberg.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád); named for Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Калинингра́д

Synonyms

Königsberg Królewiec

Questions

How do you pronounce kaliningrad?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɪnɪŋˌɡɹæd/.
What does kaliningrad mean?
An oblast or federal subject of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania.
Where does kaliningrad come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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