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Definition of Kishinev

1. Noun. The capital of Moldova.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kishinev

Literary usage of Kishinev

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

1. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1920)
"ECHOES OF THE kishinev TRAGEDY A cry of horror rang throughout Russia and the more or less civilized countries of the world when the news of the kishinev ..."

2. The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy (1905)
"LETTER TO A RUSSIAN EDITOR The terrible crime committed in kishinev has ... The other day we sent from Moscow a collective letter to the Mayor of kishinev, ..."

3. History of the Jews in America: From the Period of the Discovery of the New by Peter Wiernik (1912)
"The kishinev massacre—Official solicitude and general sympathy—Protest meetings and collections—The "kishinev Petition" and its fate •—Less publicity given ..."

4. A Hebrew Anthology: A Collection of Poems and Dramas Inspired by the Old by George Alexander Kohut (1913)
""kishinev." BROKEN battle vessels sinking with the foemen's mines below them; Fighters freezing as they fare across the Baikal's frigid breast; ..."

5. The Bookman (1908)
"With outward quiet restored at kishinev the governor now began the struggle against the official corruption which was so intimately connected with the ..."

6. The United States as a World Power by Archibald Cary Coolidge (1908)
"Above all these, the massacre of kishinev filled millions of people in ... Whether the nation,s horror about the kishinev massacre was expressed in a ..."

7. Works by Leo Tolstoy (1905)
"LETTER TO A RUSSIAN EDITOR The terrible crime committed in kishinev has ... The other day we sent from Moscow a collective letter to the Mayor of kishinev, ..."

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