Torzhok

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proper noun

A town in Tver Oblast, Russia.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

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

    Just ask Gen. Yevgeny I. Ignatov, a former mayor of Torzhok, who stepped down two years ago after a dressing-down from the regional governor.

    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

Origin

  1. RussianТоржо́к
  2. EnglishTorzhok

Borrowed from Russian Торжо́к (Toržók).

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Translations

Russian Торжо́к
  • Торжо́к (Toržók)town in Tver Oblast, Russia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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