Meanings
proper noun
- A port city in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
Two months later, another monument to the Soviet dictator was unveiled in Nakhodka, in Russia’s Far East, while in a town in the central Nizhny Novgorod region, the construction of a Stalin Centre to honour the life of the increasingly lionised despot, continued apace.
2025 June 9, Rustam Alexander, “The tributes of half-men : Why is Joseph Stalin’s blood-soaked reputation being so thoroughly restored in today’s Russia?”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe
Origin
- Russianнахо́дка“a find, a discovery”
- EnglishNakhodka
From Russian нахо́дка (naxódka, “a find, a discovery”).
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَاخُودْكَا
- نَاخُودْكَا (naḵūdkā)city in Russia
Bulgarian Нахо́дка
- Нахо́дка (Nahódka)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 納霍德卡 /纳霍德卡, 蛏子崴
- 納霍德卡 /纳霍德卡 (Nàhuòdékǎ)city in Russia
- 蛏子崴 (Chēngzǐwǎi)city in Russia
Czech Nachodka
- Nachodkacity in Russia
Danish Nakhodka
- Nakhodkacity in Russia
Finnish Nahodka
- Nahodkacity in Russia
French Nakhodka
- Nakhodkacity in Russia
German Nachodka
- Nachodkacity in Russia
Hungarian Nahodka
- Nahodkacity in Russia
Japanese ナホトカ
- ナホトカ (Nahotoka)city in Russia
Korean 나홋카, 나호드까
- 나홋카 (Nahotka)city in Russia
- 나호드까 (Nahodeukka)city in Russia
Polish Nachodka
- Nachodkacity in Russia
Portuguese Nakhodka
- Nakhodkacity in Russia
Russian Нахо́дка
- Нахо́дка (Naxódka)city in Russia
Spanish Najodka
- Najodkacity in Russia
Swedish Nachodka
- Nachodkacity in Russia
Ukrainian Нахо́дка
- Нахо́дка (Naxódka)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Nakhodka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhodka
MLA
“Nakhodka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhodka. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nakhodka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhodka.
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