Gorod (toponymy)
Gord (archaeology) is a version of the Slavic word meaning town, city or castle, and is related to the similar Grad (toponymy) and Horod.
It is preserved in the toponymy of numerous Slavic places:
- Bely Gorod
- Belgorod
- Kitai-gorod
- Kitay-Gorod (Metro), cross-platform transfer point of the Moscow Metro
- Novgorod
- Gorodets (with -ets as the suffix of diminutiveness)
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