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Kaliningrad ( / kəˈlɪnɪnɡræd / kə-LIN-in-grad; Russian: Калининград, IPA: [kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat] ), until 1946 known as Königsberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈkøːnɪçsbɛʁk] ⓘ; Russian: Кёнигсберг, romanized: Kyonigsberg, IPA: [ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbʲerk]; Polish: Królewiec ), is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave betw...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калининградская область,...
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Today, Kaliningrad is part of Russia. The centre square of...
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Kaliningrad ( Russian: Калинингра́д; Lithuanian: Karaliaučius; German: Königsberg (help·info); Polish: Królewiec; briefly Russified as Russian: Кёнигсберг Kyonigsberg) is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. Kaliningrad is the ...
Ka·li·nin·grad. (kə-lē′nĭn-grăd′, -gräd′, -lyĭ-nĭn-grät′) A city of extreme western Russia in an exclave on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania. Founded in 1255 and originally named Königsberg, it was an important Hanseatic port and eventually became the capital of East Prussia.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád); named for Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin.
Pronunciation
1. (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈliːnɪnɡrad/ 2. (US) IPA(key): /kəˈlinɪnɡræd/
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. An oblast or federal subject in Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania. 2. A city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, formerly called Königsberg.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád).
Proper noun
Kaliningrad n (proper noun, genitive Kaliningrads or (optionally with an article) Kaliningrad) 1. An oblast of Russia; an exclave on the Baltic Sea, between Poland and Lithuania 2. A city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia; formerly located in East Prussia and called Königsberg
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. Kaliningrad (an oblast of Russia) 2. Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Etymology
From Russian Калинингра́д (Kaliningrád).
Proper noun
Kaliningrad 1. Kaliningrad (an oblast of Russia) 2. Kaliningrad (a city, the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Jun 25, 2024 · History of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, formerly the German city of Konigsberg. Detached from the rest of the country, the city is an exclave of the Russian Federation. Formerly the capital of East Prussia, Kaliningrad was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1945 under the Potsdam agreement.
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Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: Калинингра́дская о́бласть, Kaliningradskaya oblast) is an exclave of Russia bordered by Poland, Lithuania and Baltic Sea. The capital of Kaliningrad Oblast is Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg. It is quite unusual, first because it is not attached to Russia.
May 17, 2024 · Kaliningrad, oblast (region), extreme western Russia. Most of the oblast is in the basin of the Pregolya River and its tributaries. Centred on Kaliningrad city, it was formed in 1945 from the northern half of German East Prussia, which was ceded to the U.S.S.R. by the Potsdam agreement of that year.
