No. 12,144 in Russian
именовался
"Was named" or "was called."
In a sentence
Этот остров именовался Зелёным до его переименования.
This island was called Green before its renaming.
The word "именовался" is used here to express that the island's previous name was Green.
Корабль в старые времена именовался "Гроза морей".
The ship in old times was named "Sea Storm."
The word "именовался" indicates the name that was attributed to the ship in the past.
В древней рукописи город именовался как «Светлый».
In the ancient manuscript, the city was referred to as "Bright."
Here, "именовался" refers to the name given to the city according to the manuscript.
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