Kherson

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Russian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek colony of . Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kher‧son

Proper noun

Kherson

1. A port city on the Dnieper in Ukraine, administrative centre of Kherson province.
2. Kherson province (oblast), in southern Ukraine.

Synonyms

• (province): Kherson oblast

Translations

city in Ukraine

• Armenian: Խերսոն (hy) (Xerson)
• Belarusian: Херсо́н m (Xjersón)
• Czech: Cherson m
• Danish: Kherson
• French: Kherson m
• Georgian: ხერსონი (xersoni)
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• Greek: Χερσώνα (Chersóna)
• Polish: Chersoń (pl) f
• Russian: Херсо́н (ru) m (Xersón)
• Slovak: Cherson m
• Ukrainian: Херсо́н (uk) m (Xersón)

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