Etymology

Kursk

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Today it means: A magnetic anomaly in Chernozemye, Russia, first discovered in 1773, the largest magnetic anomaly on Earth. Full definition →

Russian Курск
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromКурск
  2. English todayKursk

Borrowed from Russian Курск (Kursk), referring to the Kur River.

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