Rostov-on-Don

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian Росто́в-на-Дону́ (Rostóv-na-Donú).

Proper noun

Rostov-on-Don

1. A large city, the administrative center of Rostov Oblast, in southern Russia.

   Synonyms: Rostov-na-Donu, Rostov-on-the-Don, (colloquial) Rostov

Usage notes

Rostov-on-Don or Rostov-na-Donu is commonly abbreviated as Rostov, which is also the name of a town in Yaroslavl.

Translations

city in Russia

• Arabic: روستوف-نا-دونو m (rustūf-na-dunū)
• Armenian: Դոնի Ռոստով (hy) (Doni Ṙostov)
• Belarusian: Расто́ў-на-До́не m (Rastóŭ-na-Dónje)
• Bulgarian: Росто́в на Дон m (Rostóv na Don)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頓河畔羅斯托夫／顿河畔罗斯托夫 (Dùn Hé pàn Luósītuōfū)

• Czech: Rostov na Donu m
• Danish: Rostov ved Don, Rostov-na-Donu
• Finnish: Rostov-na-Donu
• French: Rostov-sur-le-Don (fr) m
• Georgian: დონის როსტოვი (donis rosṭovi)
• German: Rostow am Don (de) n
• Greek: Ροστόφ στον Ντον (Rostóf ston Nton)
• Hebrew: רוסטוב על הדון
• Hindi: रोस्तोव (rostov)
• Italian: Rostov-sul-Don m
• Japanese: ロストフ・ナ・ドヌ (Rosutofu-na-Donu)
• Korean: 로스토프나도누 (Roseutopeunadonu)
• Latvian: Rostova pie Donas
• Lithuanian: Rostovas prie Dono
• Mongolian: Донын Ростов (Donyn Rostov)
• Polish: Rostów nad Donem (pl) m
• Portuguese: Rostov-sobre-o-Don f, Rostov-do-Don f, Rostov-no-Don f
• Romanian: Rostov-pe-Don
• Russian: Росто́в-на-Дону́ (ru) m (Rostóv-na-Donú)
• Slovak: Rostov nad Donom
• Spanish: Rostov del Don m
• Thai: รอสตอฟ-นา-โดนู (ror-sà-dtorw-naa-doh-noo)
• Ukrainian: Росто́в-на-Дону́ m (Rostóv-na-Donú), Рості́в m (Rostív)

See also

• Don
• Cossack
• Nakhichevan-on-Don