Pol·ta·va (p l-tä v) A city of central Ukraine west-southwest of Kharkiv. Probably settled by Slavic peoples in the 8th or 9th century, it was a Cossack stronghold in the 17th century. Population: 310,000. |
Poltava (Russian) [palˈtavə]
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(Placename) a city in the E Ukraine: scene of the victory (1709) of the Russians under Peter the Great over the Swedes under Charles XII; centre of an agricultural region. Pop.: 317 300 (1998 est.)
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