Chkalov


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Chka·lov

 (chə-kä′ləf, chkä′-)
See Orenburg.
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Chkalov

(Russian ˈtʃkaləf)
n
(Placename) the former name (1938–57) of Orenburg
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O•ren•burg

(ˈɔr ənˌbɜrg, ˈoʊr-)

n.
a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, on the Ural River. 547,000. Formerly, Chkalov.
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