a port in SE Russia, on the Sea of Japan: terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway; the main Russian Pacific naval base since 1872 and chief commercial and civilian Russian port in the Far East; university (1956). Pop: 584 000 (2005 est)
Vladivostok in American English
(ˌvlædɪˈvɑstɑk; Russian ˌ vlɑdɪvɔsˈtɔk)
seaport in SE Siberia, on the Sea of Japan: the E terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad: pop. 637,000