Rostov-on-Don

proper noun

A large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.

Similar
Rostov-na-DonuRostov-on-the-DonRostov
OriginRussian Росто́в-на-Дону́ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.
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    Last month, a military court in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don sentenced eight men to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of causing the 2022 explosion on the Crimean Bridge, the controversial road and rail bridge that connects Russia’s Krasnodar region with the annexed Crimean Peninsula.

    2025 December 9, Dmitry Zair-Bek, “Pounds of flesh : In a gross miscarriage of justice, eight innocent people have been given life sentences for the Crimean Bridge bombing”, in Novaya Gazeta Europe

    Synonyms: Rostov-na-Donu, Rostov-on-the-Don, Rostov

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.

Similar
Rostov-na-DonuRostov-on-the-DonRostov
Also see
rostovrostov-na-donu

Origin

  1. RussianРосто́в-на-Дону́
  2. EnglishRostov-on-Don

Calque of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

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Translations

Arabic روستوف-نا-دونو
  • روستوف-نا-دونو (rustūf-na-dunū)city in Russia
Bulgarian Росто́в на Дон
  • Росто́в на Дон (Rostóv na Don)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 頓河畔羅斯托夫 /顿河畔罗斯托夫
  • 頓河畔羅斯托夫 /顿河畔罗斯托夫 (Dùn Hé pàn Luósītuōfū)city in Russia
Czech Rostov na Donu
  • Rostov na Donucity in Russia
Danish Rostov ved Don, Rostov-na-Donu
  • Rostov ved Doncity in Russia
  • Rostov-na-Donucity in Russia
Finnish Rostov-na-Donu
  • Rostov-na-Donucity in Russia
French Rostov-sur-le-Don
  • Rostov-sur-le-Doncity in Russia
German Rostow am Don
  • Rostow am Doncity in Russia
Greek Ροστόφ στον Ντον
  • Ροστόφ στον Ντον (Rostóf ston Nton)city in Russia
Hebrew רוסטוב על הדון
  • רוסטוב על הדוןcity in Russia
Hindi रोस्तोव
  • रोस्तोव (rostov)city in Russia
Italian Rostov-sul-Don
  • Rostov-sul-Doncity in Russia
Japanese ロストフ・ナ・ドヌ
  • ロストフ・ナ・ドヌ (Rosutofu-na-Donu)city in Russia
Korean 로스토프나도누
  • 로스토프나도누 (Roseutopeunadonu)city in Russia
Latvian Rostova pie Donas
  • Rostova pie Donascity in Russia
Lithuanian Rostovas prie Dono
  • Rostovas prie Donocity in Russia
Polish Rostów nad Donem
  • Rostów nad Donemcity in Russia
Portuguese Rostov-sobre-o-Don, Rostov-do-Don
  • Rostov-sobre-o-Doncity in Russia
  • Rostov-do-Doncity in Russia
  • Rostov-no-Doncity in Russia
Romanian Rostov-pe-Don
  • Rostov-pe-Doncity in Russia
Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́
  • Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú)city in Russia
Slovak Rostov nad Donom
  • Rostov nad Donomcity in Russia
Spanish Rostov del Don
  • Rostov del Doncity in Russia
Thai รอสตอฟ-นา-โดนู
  • รอสตอฟ-นา-โดนู (ror-sà-dtorw-naa-doh-noo)city in Russia
Ukrainian Росто́в-на-Дону́, Рості́в
  • Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú)city in Russia
  • Рості́в (Rostív)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Rostov-on-Don. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rostov-on-Don

MLA

“Rostov-on-Don.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rostov-on-Don. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rostov-on-Don,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rostov-on-Don.

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