Sergiyev Posad

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ɡiɛv pəˈsɑːd/

proper noun

A pilgrimage town of 110,000 people in Moscow oblast

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OriginRussian Се́ргиев Поса́д →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A pilgrimage town of 110,000 people in Moscow oblast

    Synonyms: Sergiyev, Zagorsk, Sagorsk

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA pilgrimage town of 110,000 people in Moscow oblast

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SergiyevZagorskSagorsk

Origin

  1. RussianСе́ргиев Поса́д
  2. EnglishSergiyev Posad

From Russian Се́ргиев Поса́д (Sérgijev Posád), suburb of Sergius (after the famous monastery).

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Translations

Russian Се́ргиев Поса́д
  • Се́ргиев Поса́д (Sérgijev Posád)a town in Moscow oblast
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