Ryazan

[ ree-uh-zahn, -zan; Russian ryi-zahn ]

noun
  1. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Moscow.

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How to use Ryazan in a sentence

  • It is an old town, mentioned in the annals in 1177, and until the 14th century was the capital of the Ryazan principality.

  • The army turned more to the south, along the Ryazan road and nearer to its supplies.

    War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy
  • In the spring of 1809 he went to visit the Ryazan estates which had been inherited by his son, whose guardian he was.

    War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy
  • You must go away too, take away what you can and tell the serfs to go to the Ryazan estate or to the one near Moscow.

    War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy
  • Kutuzov's order to retreat through Moscow to the Ryazan road was issued at night on the first of September.

    War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for Ryazan

Ryazan

/ (Russian rɪˈzanj) /


noun
  1. a city in W central Russia: capital of a medieval principality; oil refineries and engineering industries. Pop: 523 000 (2005 est)

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