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Name Nizhny Novgorod
Type Other
Usage Russian, Medieval Russian, English
Scripts Нижний Новгород(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. neezh-nee nahv-gah-rrahd(Russian) nihzh-nee nov-guh-ruhd(English)
Other Forms FormsNizhniy Novgorod
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Meaning & History
Derived from "нижний (nizhny)" meaning lower, "новый (novy)" meaning new, and "город (gorod)" meaning city. It joins together to mean "Lower New City" or could also be called "Lower Novgorod".