Kaliningrad

geographical name

Ka·​li·​nin·​grad kə-ˈlē-nən-ˌgrad How to pronounce Kaliningrad (audio)
-nyən-,
-ˌgrät
variants or German Königsberg
ˈkā-nigz-ˌbərg How to pronounce Kaliningrad (audio)
 Ger  ˈkœ-niḵs-ˌberk
city and port on the Pregolya River near the Vislinski Zaliv in an exclave of Russia in Europe that is surrounded by Lithuania and Poland; formerly served as the capital of East Prussia population 431,500

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“Kaliningrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kaliningrad. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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