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Нижневартовск

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Etymology

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From Нижне-Вартовский (Nižne-Vartovskij), then ни́жний (nížnij, lower) +‎ -е- (-e-) +‎ ва́ртовский (vártovskij), then uncertain.

Possibly cognate Eastern Khanty варта (warta), Eastern Khanty варт (wart)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪʐnʲɪˈvartəfsk]

Proper noun

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Нижнева́ртовск (Nižnevártovskm inan (genitive Нижнева́ртовска, relational adjective нижнева́ртовский)

  1. Nizhnevartovsk (a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Нижневартовск”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN