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Nov·go·rod

(nŏv′gə-rŏd′, nôv′gə-rət)
A city of northwest Russia south-southeast of St. Petersburg. One of the oldest cities in Russia, it was strategically and economically important in the Middle Ages because of its location on the chief trade routes of eastern Europe. The city was overrun by Moscow in 1478 and lost its commercial dominance to St. Petersburg after 1703.
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Novgorod

(Russian ˈnɔvɡərət)
n
(Placename) a city in NW Russia, on the Volkhov River; became a principality in 862 under Rurik, an event regarded as the founding of the Russian state; a major trading centre in the Middle Ages; destroyed by Ivan the Terrible in 1570. Pop: 215 000 (2005 est)
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Nov•go•rod

(ˈnɒv gəˌrɒd)

n.
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of St. Petersburg. 228,000.
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Noun 1. [画像:Novgorod - a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River]Novgorod - a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages
Russian Federation, Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
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