a city in S central Russia, on the Ural River: founded in 1930 to exploit local magnetite ores; site of one of the world's largest metallurgical plants. Pop: 415 000 (2005 est)
Magnitogorsk in American English
(ˌmɑgnɪtɔˈgɔʀsk)
city in SW Russia, on the Ural River: pop. 427,000