Kharkiv
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Kharkov (from Russian)
Etymology[edit]
From Ukrainian Харків (Xárkiv) = Russian Харьков (Xár’kov). The city's name comes from the Kharkiv River. There is also a folk etymology that the city and river are named after a Cossack going by Харко (Xarkó) < Харько (Xar’kó) < Greek Χαρίτων (Khariton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Khar‧kiv
Proper noun[edit]
Kharkiv
- An industrial city in eastern Ukraine, administrative centre of Kharkiv province.
- Kharkiv province (oblast), in eastern Ukraine.
- Kharkiv river in Ukraine.
Synonyms[edit]
- Kharkov, Khar’kov, Char’kov
- (province): Kharkiv Oblast
Translations[edit]
Kharkiv
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