Нижний Новгород

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “Lower Novgorod”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]

Proper noun

Ни́жний Но́вгород • (Nížnij Nóvgorod) m inan (genitive Ни́жнего Но́вгорода, relational adjective нижегоро́дский)

Nizhny Novgorod (an oblast of Russia)
Nizhny Novgorod (a city, the administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia)

Declension

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Synonyms

Го́рький (Górʹkij) (name from 1932 to 1990)
Ни́жний (Nížnij) (colloquial)

Related terms

нижегоро́дец (nižegoródec), нижегоро́дка (nižegoródka)

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