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Nikolayev

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Ni·ko·la·yev  (nk-läyf, nyk-)
See Mykolayiv.

Nikolayev (Russian) [nikaˈlajɪf]
n
(Placename) a city in the S Ukraine on the Southern Bug about 64 km (40 miles) from the Black Sea: founded as a naval base in 1788; one of the leading Black Sea ports. Pop.: 517 900 (1998 est.) Former name Vernoleninsk


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