# Kursk

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɜɹsk/ · frequency rank #62,263

## Definitions
1. A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history.
2. A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history.
3. A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history.
4. A village, the administrative centre of Kursky selsoviet, Kulundinsky Raion, Altai Krai, Siberian Federal District, Russia, founded in 1909.
5. A hamlet in Krasnoturansky Raion, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberian Federal District, Russia.
6. A hamlet in Bolshevrudskoye rural settlement, Volosovsky Raion, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1500 in Dmitry Kitayev’s Scribe book of the Votian fifth for the year 7008 A.M..
7. A settlement in Bolshevrudskoye rural settlement, Volosovsky Raion, Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Federal District, Russia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Курск (Kursk), referring to the Kur River.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kursk