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городские стены

city walls

Meaning of городские стены

defensive walls

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Russian[gɐrɐdˈskʲe ˈstʲenɨ]
city walls
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городские стены with English translation

городские стены usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Local children love to run along the top of the city walls at sunset.

Местные дети любят бегать по городским стенам на закате.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We walked the length of the city walls and stopped to take photos near an old gate.

Мы прошли вдоль городских стен и остановились, чтобы сфотографироваться у старых ворот.

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городские стены belongs to the topic "Sightseeing and Landmarks". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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городские стены synonyms

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What's the difference between городские стены / стены города / крепостные стены / крепость / цитадель / форт

🇷🇺Russian
городские стены

Exact equivalent — the walls surrounding a city.

B1Very Often

The medieval city walls have survived to this day.

Средневековые городские стены сохранились до наших дней.

С
🇷🇺Russian
стены города

Same meaning with different word order; slightly more colloquial.

B1Often

The walls of the city were decorated with frescoes.

Стены города были украшены фресками.

К
🇷🇺Russian
крепостные стены

Emphasizes defensive function — walls of a fortress or fortified town.

B1Often

The fortress walls protected the town from raids.

Крепостные стены защищали город от набегов.

🇷🇺Russian

Usually denotes the entire defensive complex or a fortified settlement, not just the walls.

B1Very Often

The fortress stood on the hill and had strong walls.

Крепость стояла на холме и имела мощные стены.

Ц
🇷🇺Russian
цитадель

The fortress or central fortified part of a town, usually within or near the walls.

B1Often

The citadel served as the defenders' last refuge.

Цитадель служила последним убежищем защитников города.

Ф
🇷🇺Russian
форт

A military fortified structure; may be separate from a city and does not necessarily mean city walls.

B1Rarely

The fort stood on the shore and controlled the entrance to the harbor.

Форт стоял на берегу и контролировал вход в гавань.

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How to pronounce городские стены and what this word means

городские стены translation: city walls. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce городские стены

[gɐrɐdˈskʲe ˈstʲenɨ]

городские стены translation

city walls

городские стены examples

Local children love to run along the top of the city walls at sunset.

городские стены transcription

[gɐrɐdˈskʲe ˈstʲenɨ]

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городские стены meaning: what does it mean?

стены, окружающие город для защиты в прошлом

городские стены pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

городские стены is pronounced as [gɐrɐdˈskʲe ˈstʲenɨ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

городские стены definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Local children love to run along the top of the city walls at sunset. Translation: Местные дети любят бегать по городским стенам на закате.

Is городские стены part of Sightseeing and Landmarks vocabulary?

Yes, городские стены (city walls) can be learned in the Sightseeing and Landmarks topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is городские стены part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, городские стены (city walls) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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