Stalingrad

Borrowed from Russian Сталингра́д (Stalingrád). Named after Soviet supreme leader Joseph Stalin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːlɪnɡræd/

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Stalingrad

2. (historical) Former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961.
3. The World War II siege and battle occurring in the city.

   Synonyms: Battle of Stalingrad, Siege of Stalingrad

• Volgograd on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Battle of Stalingrad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Stalingrad m inan (relational adjective stalingradský, demonym Stalingradec)

1. (historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)

• “Stalingrad”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Stalingrad”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaː.lɪnˌɡraːt/, /ˈstaː-/, /-liːn-/, /-ˌɡrat/
• Though Stalin is predominantly pronounced with /iː/, the vowel loses its length for most speakers due to the position between two stressed syllables.

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Stalingrad n (proper noun, genitive Stalingrads or (optionally with an article) Stalingrad)

1. (historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)

Stalingrad n (strong, genitive Stalingrads, plural Stalingrads)

1. a decisive defeat; a Waterloo

   Synonym: Waterloo

• sein Stalingrad erleben

Stalingrad n (genitive Stalingrads)

1. (historical) Stalingrad (former name of Volgograd: a city, the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, and site of a famous World War II battle; used from 1925–1961)