Etymology

Nizhny Tagil

Today it means: A city in Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia. Full definition →

Russian ни́жний
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  1. Russian · derived fromни́жний“lower”
  2. English todayNizhny Tagil

From Russian ни́жний (nížnij, “lower”) Таги́л (Tagíl).

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