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Kherson

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English

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Kherson Oblast
Kherson Raion

Etymology

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From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

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Proper noun

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Kherson

  1. A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
    1. A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
    2. An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
    3. An urban hromada of Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
    4. (historical) A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State, established in 1803, abolished in 1920.

Meronyms

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constituent raions of oblast
constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)
constituent hromadas of the raion
constituent settlements of the urban hromada

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References

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  1. ^ “Kherson”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
  2. ^ “Kherson”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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