Lyuban

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proper noun

A town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

OriginRussian Люба́нь →
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Meanings

Lyuban1

proper noun
  1. A town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

    A few times every day, the high-speed train between St. Petersburg and Moscow barrels through the threadbare town of Lyuban.

    2013 October 13, Ellen Barry, “The Russia Left Behind: A journey through a heartland on the slow road to ruin”, in The New York Times

Lyuban2

proper noun
  1. A town in the Minsk Region, Belarus.

    According to the EU sanctions, Mr Gutseriev's potash plant is "the largest investment in Belarus, worth $2 billion". The plant is being built near Lyuban, the town that the EU alleges was mooted to be named in his honour.

    2021 June 27, Robert Mendick, “Russian oligarch with UK property empire escapes sanctions despite links to Belarus dictator”, in The Telegraph

Origin

Lyuban · proper noun

  1. RussianЛюба́нь
  2. EnglishLyuban

Borrowed from Russian Люба́нь (Ljubánʹ).

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Lyuban · proper noun

  1. BelarusianЛюбань
  2. EnglishLyuban

Borrowed from Belarusian Любань (Ljubanʹ).

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Translations

Russian Люба́нь, Лю́бань
  • Люба́нь (Ljubánʹ)town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
  • Лю́бань (Ljúbanʹ)town in the Minsk Region, Belarus

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Cite this entry
APA

Lyuban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyuban

MLA

“Lyuban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyuban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lyuban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lyuban.

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