"Stalingrad" meaning in English

See Stalingrad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Stalingrad.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád). Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ru|Сталингра́д}} Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád), {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|supreme leader||||}} supreme leader, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Joseph Stalin}} Joseph Stalin, {{named-after|en|Joseph Stalin|nationality=Soviet|occupation=supreme leader|wplink==}} Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Stalingrad
  1. (historical) Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Russia, Cities in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, Places in Russia, Places in Volgograd Oblast, Russia Translations (former name of Volgograd): Ստալինգրադ (Stalingrad) (Armenian), 斯大林格勒 (Sīdàlíngélè) (Chinese Mandarin), 史達林格勒 /史达林格勒 (Shǐdálíngélè) (Chinese Mandarin), Stalingrad [masculine] (Czech), Stalingrad (Danish), Stalingrad [neuter] (Dutch), Stalingrad (German), Στάλινγκραντ (Stálingkrant) [neuter] (Greek), Stalingrado (Italian), スターリングラード (Sutāringurādo) (Japanese), स्टालिनग्राड (sṭālinagrāḍ) (Marathi), استالینگراد (estâlingerâd) (Persian), Сталингра́д (Stalingrád) [masculine] (Russian), Stalingrado (Spanish), Stalingrad [neuter] (Swedish), סטאַלינגראַד (stalingrad) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Stalingrad-en-name-0Gfn4ZaW Categories (other): Former names of capitals, Former names of settlements, Oblast capitals of Russia, Volgograd Disambiguation of 'former name of Volgograd': 96 4
  2. The World War II siege and battle occurring in the city. Synonyms: Battle of Stalingrad, Siege of Stalingrad
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Stalin, Stalinabad
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      "word": "スターリングラード"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "sṭālinagrāḍ",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "word": "स्टालिनग्राड"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "estâlingerâd",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "word": "استالینگراد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "Stalingrád",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сталингра́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "word": "Stalingrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Stalingrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "stalingrad",
      "sense": "former name of Volgograd",
      "word": "סטאַלינגראַד"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Stalingrad"
}

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