Definition of Nizhni Novgorod

1. Noun. An industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky.

Exact synonyms: Gorki, Gorkiy, Gorky, Nizhnyi Novgorod
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Russia, Russian Federation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nizhni Novgorod

Niue
Niuean
Niueans
Nivkh
Nivkhi
Nivkhs
Nivose
Nivôse
Nix
Nixie tube
Nixie tubes
Nixon
Nixonian
Nixonomics
Nixson
Nizhni Novgorod (current term)
Nizhniy Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Tagil
Nizhnyi Novgorod
Niçois
Niçoise salad
Niçoise salads
Nièvre
Njord
Njorth
Nkinora
Nkore
Nkulengu rail
Nkulengu rails

Literary usage of Nizhni Novgorod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bookman (1907)
"I appoint him vice-governor of Nizhni- Novgorod." The state of feeling in Nizhni-Novgorod, however, was such that his majesty was obliged to cancel this ..."

2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"NIZAM, and Nizam's Dominions. See HYDERABAD. Nizhni Novgorod, or Lower ... I. A government of contrai Russia (called also Nizhe- Nizhni Novgorod. gorod), ..."

3. Five Thousand Miles in a Sledge: A Mid-winter Journey Across Siberia by Lionel Francis Gowing (1889)
"... —Nizhni Novgorod—A deserted city—Moscow—A retrospect—The death of Mr. Uren. SURROUNDED by kindly English faces, listening to the pleasant English tongue ..."

4. The Industries of Russia by Russia Ministerstvo finansov, John Martin Crawford, World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
"Nizhni-Novgorod fair, and the system of water ways extends further right np to St. ... The middle course of the Volga and Kama give Nizhni-Novgorod the ..."

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