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GROZNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grozny mean?
• GROZNY (noun)
The noun GROZNY has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
Familiarity information: GROZNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Grozny; Groznyy
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Grozny" is a part of...):
Russia; Russian Federation (a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)
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