Azov

Azov

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian and Ukrainian Азо́в (Azóv), presumably from Kipchak Azaq (“lowlands”), a name applied to the region around the present town.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːzɒv/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæzɔf/, /ˈeɪzɔf/, /ˈɑzɑf/, /ˈeɪzɑv/

Proper noun

Azov

  1. A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River.
  2. A village in Ukraine (de jure)
  3. A sea and gulf of the Black Sea, Europe; in full, the Sea of Azov.

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