Lyuban

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Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Russian Люба́нь (Ljubánʹ).

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Lyuban

  1. 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.
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Etymology 2[edit]

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Borrowed from Belarusian Любань (Ljubanʹ).

Proper noun[edit]

Lyuban

  1. 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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