a city in W central Russia, on the Volga River: automobile industry: renamed in honour of Palmiro Togliatti, an Italian communist. Pop: 718 000 (2005 est)
Former name (until 1964): Stavropol. Russian name: Tolyatti
Togliatti in British English2
(Italian toʎˈʎati)
noun
Palmiro (palˈmiro). 1893–1964, Italian politician; leader of the Italian Communist Party (1926–64). After Mussolini's fall he became a minister (1944) and vice premier (1945)
Togliatti in American English
(toʊlˈjɑti)
city in SE European Russia, near Samara: pop. 702,000
Word origin
after P. Togliatti (1893-1964), It communist leader