Rostov-on-Don

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Rostov-on-Don

  1. A large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.
    Synonyms: Rostov-na-Donu, Rostov-on-the-Don, (colloquial) Rostov
    • 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[1]:
      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.

Usage notes

Rostov-on-Don or Rostov-na-Donu is commonly abbreviated as Rostov, which is also the name of a town in Yaroslavl.

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