Perm
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Rendition of the Russian toponym Пермь, probably from a Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem, compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand "floor, ground" by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413.
Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)).¨The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.
Proper noun [edit]
Perm
- historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga. In Russian known as Пермь, also Пермь Великая "Great Perm" or Пермь Камская Kamskaya Perm after the Kama River.
- City in Russia, administrative centre of Perm kray near the Ural mountains.
Translations [edit]
city in Russia
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