Lyuban
English
[edit]Etymology 1
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Borrowed from Russian Люба́нь (Ljubánʹ).
Proper noun
[edit]Lyuban
- A town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.
- 2013 October 13, Ellen Barry, “The Russia Left Behind: A journey through a heartland on the slow road to ruin”, in The New York Times[1]:
- A few times every day, the high-speed train between St. Petersburg and Moscow barrels through the threadbare town of Lyuban.
Translations
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Belarusian Любань (Ljubanʹ).
Proper noun
[edit]Lyuban
- A town in the Minsk Region, Belarus.
- 2021 June 27, Robert Mendick, “Russian oligarch with UK property empire escapes sanctions despite links to Belarus dictator”, in The Telegraph[2]:
- According to the EU sanctions, Mr Gutseriev's potash plant is "the largest investment in Belarus, worth $2 billion". The plant is being built near Lyuban, the town that the EU alleges was mooted to be named in his honour.
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