seaport in SW Russia, on the Sea of Azov, near Rostov: pop. 292,000
See Taganrog in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tăgˈən-rŏgˌ, tə-gən-rôkˈ)
A city of southwest Russia on the Gulf of Taganrog, an arm of the Sea of Azov. Originally a colony of Pisa, it was annexed by Russia in 1769. Population: 273,000.