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English
Etymology
From Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Stalingrad
- (historical) Volgograd (from 1925 to 1961).
Translations
Czech
Proper noun
Stalingrad m inan (related adjective stalingradský, demonym Stalingradec)
- (historical) Stalingrad (the former name, 1925-1961, of Volgograd, the largest city and administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a major World War II battle)
Declension
Declension of Stalingrad (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- Stalingrad in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Stalingrad in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaː.lɪnˌɡraːt/, /ˈstaː-/, /-liːn-/, /-ˌɡrat/
- Though Stalin is predominantly pronounced with /iː/, the vowel loses its length for most speakers due to the position between two stressed syllables.
Proper noun
Stalingrad n (proper noun, genitive Stalingrads or (optionally with an article) Stalingrad)
- Stalingrad (the former name of a city in Russia, notable as the site of the Battle of Stalingrad; modern Volgograd)
Noun
Stalingrad n (strong, genitive Stalingrads, plural Stalingrads)
- a decisive defeat; a Waterloo
- Synonym: Waterloo
Derived terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Stalingrad n (genitive Stalingrads)
- Stalingrad