Variant: or Belgorod-Dnes · trov · skiy
Pronunciation: ' bel-g ə - ˌ räd-( ˌ )ne- ' stro ̇ f-sk ē , - ' stro ̇ v-, ' byel-g ə -r ə t-dne- '
or formerly Turkish & Russian Ak · ker · man \ ' ä-k ə r- ˌ män \
Function: geographical name
city SW Ukraine on the Dniester estuary pop 29,000