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PRONUNCIATION OF BESLAN

Beslan  [ˈbɛzlɑːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BESLAN

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preposition
conjunction
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Beslan is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BESLAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beslan

Beslan

Beslan (Russian: Бесла́н; Ossetian: Беслӕн, listen (help·info)) is a town and the administrative center of Pravoberezhny District of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. Population: 36,728 (2010 Census); 35,550 (2002 Census); 32,469 (1989 Census). In terms of population, Beslan is the third largest town in the republic behind Vladikavkaz and Mozdok.

Definition of Beslan in the English dictionary

The definition of Beslan in the dictionary is a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BESLAN


Afghanistan
æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn
Akan
ˈɑːkɑːn
Azerbaijan
ˌæzəbaɪˈdʒɑːn
Balikpapan
ˌbɑːlɪkˈpɑːpɑːn
barn
bɑːn
Basilan
bəˈsiːlɑːn
Bhutan
buːˈtɑːn
Iran
ɪˈrɑːn
khan
kɑːn
kulan
ˈkuːˌlɑːn
Kyrgyzstan
ˈkɪəɡɪzˌstɑːn
larn
lɑːn
Malan
mɑːˈlɑːn
Oman
əʊˈmɑːn
Pakistan
ˌpɑːkɪˈstɑːn
Sudan
suːˈdɑːn
Taiwan
ˈtaɪˈwɑːn
Turkmenistan
ˌtɜːkmɛnɪˈstɑːn
uhlan
ˈuːlɑːn
ulan
ˈuːlɑːn

WORDS THAT END LIKE BESLAN

action plan
Alan
Ameslan
business plan
Catalan
clan
Dylan
flan
floor plan
Guatemalan
hallan
Klan
Macmillan
Magellan
McMillan
Milan
Nolan
open-plan
plan
Venezuelan

Synonyms and antonyms of Beslan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Beslan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BESLAN

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Translator English - Chinese

别斯兰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Beslan
570 millions of speakers

English

Beslan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेसलान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيسلان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Беслан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Beslan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Beslan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Beslan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beslan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beslan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベスラン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베슬란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beslan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Beslan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெஸ்லன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेस्लान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beslan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Beslan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Biesłanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Беслан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Beslan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπεσλάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Beslan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Beslan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Beslan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Beslan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BESLAN»

The term «Beslan» is normally little used and occupies the 120.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BESLAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Beslan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BESLAN»

Discover the use of Beslan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Beslan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beslan: The Tragedy of School
The human story of the siege is here—including the terrible toll that thirst, hunger, and sleeplessness took on the hostages, and the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the ...
Timothy Phillips, 2008
2
The Beslan School Siege and Separatist Terrorism
Describes the events that occurred during the Beslan school siege on September 1, 2004, and other terrorist attacks by Chechens, along with information on other separatist terrorist organizations and attacks around the world.
Michael V. Uschan, 2006
3
Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for ...
Fully two months after the siege, with ample time to debrief the captured Chechen Norpasha Kulaev, and conduct other investigations and raids in the region, the Spetsnaz were more certain than ever that luck was with everyone in Beslan ...
John Giduck, 2005
4
Beslan: Shattered Innocence
Lynn Milburn Lansford's Beslan: Shattered Innocence tells the tragic story of the deadly Chechen attack in Beslan, Russia, in September of 2004, and its effect upon the many victims, including 186 children and their surviving families.
Lynn Milburn Lansford, 2006
5
The 2002 Dubrovka and 2004 Beslan Hostage Crises: A Critique ...
This volume contains by far the most complete reports available in English concerning two major terrorist incidents in Russia: the October 2002 seizure of a Moscow theater at Dubrovka and the September 2004 taking of a large school in ...
John B. Dunlop, 2006
6
Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: ...
Chapter 1 1 THE SIEGE OF BESLAN'S SCHOOL NO. 1 Adam Dolnik On September 1, 2004, a group of terrorists took more then 1,200 hostages on the first day of school in the North Ossetian town of Beslan. The deadliest hostage crisis, and ...
James J. F. Forest, 2007
7
Terror in Russia: The Blood of Nord-Ost and Beslan
On the evening of October 23, 2002, in Moscow, Russia, about seven hundred happy people were on the way to a show of a lifetime.
Janna Lelchuk, 2005
8
Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of ...
EPILOGUE. After. Beslan. The Russian mentality needs a baron, a tsar, a president. . . in one word, a boss. —Valentina Matviyenko he body count from Beslan was still rising weeks after the battle ...
Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, 2005
9
Beslan: Six Stories of the Siege
This book investigates the reportage of the 2004 Beslan hostage-taking published by three very different Russian-language websites: RIA-Novosti, Kavkazcenter, and Caucasian Knot, tracking the ways in which these three sites constructed six ...
Sue-Ann Harding, 2012
10
Beslan School Hostage Crisis, Including: Vladimir Putin, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BESLAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Beslan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Beslan Survivors Launch Human Rights Case
The European Court of Human Rights is to examine Russia's handling of the Beslan school hostage-taking in which more than 300 people died ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
2
Leaders stand idly by as death cult massacres more
... Bali, 2002; Madrid trains, 2004; Beslan School, North Ossetia, 2004; London Underground, 2005; Camp Speicher and Sinjar Massacres, Iraq ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Mat Collishaw Survey To Open At New Art Gallery Walsall
Drawing on the news coverage of the 2004 Beslan siege, Collishaw makes reference to the seemingly insatiable appetite of the press for ... «ArtLyst, Jul 15»
4
Result: Beslan Mudranov defeats Orkhan Safarov to win gold in …
Beslan Mudranov of Russia has defeated Azerbaijan's Orkhan Safarov to win gold in the men's -60kg category. Mudranov won with an Ippon ... «Sports Mole, Jun 15»
5
Collection: Nicola Adams adds European Games gold to Olympic …
There were also golds for Russia's Beslan Mudranov and Kamal Khan-Magomedov in the mens -60kg and -66kg disciplines, while Romanian ... «AllSports.com.gh, Jun 15»
6
Dylann Roof and other terrorist tales
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 weren't Islam's fault, nor were the Madrid train bombings, the London bus bombings, the Beslan school massacre, ... «Personal Liberty Digest, Jun 15»
7
Baku 2015: Azerbaijani judoka wins silver
He lost to Russian Beslan Mudranov in the fight for the first place. The European Games kicked off in Baku June 12 and will last till June 28. «Trend News Agency, Jun 15»
8
Baku poised for star-studded Judo competition
The -60kg class gets things underway on Thursday, and Russia can boast a man in form by the name of Beslan Mudranov, who has lost just ... «AZERTAC News, Jun 15»
9
Baku-2015: 5 Azerbaijani judokas to compete today
Azerbaijani judoka Orkhan Safarov (60 kg) has won a silver medal in the finals. He lost to Russian Beslan Mudranov in the fight for the first ... «APA, Jun 15»
10
US brings memories of Boston to Sochi
"They're willing to take 1,000 hostages, many of them kids," he said, referencing the 2004 Beslan school attack in which 380 died. "The hostage ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»

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