Tver'

Tver'
Tver' (tvĕr)
A city of west-central Russia on the Volga River northwest of Moscow. Settled around a fort established in the 12th century, it was a powerful principality in the 13th and 14th centuries and is today an industrial center and a major port. Tver' was named Kalinin from 1931 to 1992 in honor of M.I. Kalinin, a Soviet president. Population: 449,461.

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  • Tver — [tvyer] city in W European Russia, on the Volga: pop. 455,000: see KALININ …   English World dictionary

  • Tver — Тверь Tver Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tver — /tvair/; Russ. /tvyerdd/, n. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. 447,000. Formerly (1934 90) Kalinin. * * * ▪ Russia formerly  (1931–90) Kalinin,        city and administrative centre of Tver oblast… …   Universalium

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  • Tver — noun City in Russia, centre of Tver oblast. Syn: Kalinin …   Wiktionary

  • Tver — Kalinin (former name), Tver (Azeri, Italian, Romanian, Slovene), Twer (Polish, German), Tvera (Latvian), Tverė (Lithuanian), Ćvier Цьвер (Belarusian) …   Names of cities in different languages

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