Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of western Russia south-southwest of St. Petersburg. Founded sometime before 903, it became an important trade center and was annexed by Moscow in 1510.
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- proper noun A city in
Russia , administrative centre of Pskovoblast .
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Examples
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Some of them could have been piddly paper-pushers in Pskov who were in the right place at the right time.
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He covered a wide range of subjects and had tangled on his blog with the governor of Pskov and controversial youth movements.
For Russian journalists, one beating too many Kathy Lally 2010
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The fall of the city of Pskov, on July 9, cemented the loss.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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But as Pskov fell, at the end of the 9th, the Germans were also astride the Niemen.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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But as Pskov fell, at the end of the 9th, the Germans were also astride the Niemen.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Although far inland, Pskov connected to the Baltic through the lakes of Pskov and Peipus.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Although far inland, Pskov connected to the Baltic through the lakes of Pskov and Peipus.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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The fall of the city of Pskov, on July 9, cemented the loss.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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GARRELS: Irina Golubeva, a respected art historian who heads the Pskov branch of the Russian Society for Restoration, says ambition, nationalism and bad public relations have created a huge mess.
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Moreover, in the Middle Ages, the famous city states of Novgorod and Pskov featured a collective ruling organ representing the nobility (veche), elections of executive power holders, as well as rudimentary checks and balances.
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