STAVROPOL'

Pronunciation: sta- ' vro ̇ -p ə l, - ' vr ō -, ' stä-vr ə -p ə l

Function: geographical name

1 territory S Russia in Europe N of the Caucasus area 31,120 sq mi (80,600 sq km ), pop 2,536,000

2 city, its capital pop 332,000

3 ― see TOL'YATTI