Semipalatinsk

[ sem-i-puh-lah-tinsk; Russian syi-myi-puh-lah-tyinsk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Semipalatinsk

/ sɪmipaˈlatinsk /

a city in NE Kazakhstan on the Irtysh River; an important communications centre. Pop: 282 000 (2005 est)

Those in the neighbourhood of Semipalatinsk may be instanced in the first case and those in the island of Yezo in the second.

Tobolsk, Tomsk, and Semipalatinsk are collecting stations for Siberian products, and each is built on navigable waters.

Semipalatinsk, the capital , stands on the Irtish; has two annual fairs, and is an important trading mart.

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