Mariupol

/mɑː.ɹiˈuː.poʊl/UK/mæɹ.iˈuː.pɒl/

Mariupol proper noun: a city in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, on the shore of the Sea of Azov, of the Black Sea.

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Proper noun

Mariupol

A city in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, on the shore of the Sea of Azov, of the Black Sea.
- The empreſs defrayed the expences of their tranſport from the Krim, and aſſigned to them a conſiderable tract of country bordering on the Solonoya and the ſea of Azof : the merchants, however, and the trading part of the colony were ſent to the newly-erected towns of Ekatarinoſlaf and Mariupol.1799, William Tooke, View of the Russian Empire during the reign of Catharine the Second, and to the Close of the Present Century, volume II, →OCLC, page 114
- The importance of their capture was obstructed, however, by the greater stakes of Rostov and Kharkov. The fall of either would be a major German catastrophe.
  An even graver danger threatened the Germans as troops seventy miles north of Mariupol, 100 miles west of Rostov on the Sea of Azov, drove...1943 February 14, Richard McMurray, “JAWS OF NUTCRACKER CLOSING STEADILY”, in The Daily Colonist, volume 85, number 55, Victoria, British Columbia, page 3
1. An urban hromada of Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Donbas, in southeastern Ukraine, established in June 2020.
2. A raion of Donetsk Oblast, Donbas, in southeastern Ukraine, established in June 2020.

Mariupol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Mariupol in Tamil

city: மரியுபோல் நகரம் mariyupōl nakaram

Mariupol in Urdu

city: مروپل

More languagesFewer languages

Mariupol in Arabic: مَارِيُوبُول māriyūbūl
Mariupol in Thai: มารีอูปอล

Examples of Mariupol in a sentence

At 1800 the formation continued passage to Mariupol as scheduled.1943 June 17, War Diary of Admiral, Black Sea, number 7, →OCLC, page 78:
In Mariupolʹ social forces were emboldened by success in their first battle—a campaign to undo the naming of the city for one of Stalin’s associates, Andrei Zhdanov.[1996, Kathleen E. Smith, “The Movement and the Struggle”, in Remembering Stalin's Victims: Popular Memory and the End of the USSR, Cornell...

Synonyms of Mariupol

Pavlovsk (1778–1779)
Zhdanov (1948–1989)

Origin of Mariupol

Borrowed from Ukrainian Маріу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Russian Мариу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Greek Μαριούπολη (Marioúpoli), from being named after the Virgin Mary, Empress Maria Feodorovna, the Crimean Greek city of Mariampol, from Μαρία (María) + πόλη (póli).

Words formed from Mariupol

Mariupol Greek
Mariupol raion

Questions about Mariupol

What does Mariupol mean?: Mariupol means a city in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, on the shore of the Sea of Azov, of the Black Sea.
What is Mariupol in Hindi?: Mariupol in Hindi is मारियूपोल (māriyūpol). See Mariupol meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Mariupol in a sentence?: At 1800 the formation continued passage to Mariupol as scheduled.
What part of speech is Mariupol?: Mariupol is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mariupol?: Mariupol is pronounced /mɑː.ɹiˈuː.poʊl/.

Words near Mariupol in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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