Kirovohrad

English

Kirovohrad Oblast

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ki‧ro‧vo‧hrad

Proper noun

Kirovohrad

1. Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
2. An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.

Synonyms

• Kirovograd
• Fort St. Elizabeth, Yelisavetgrad, Yelizavetgrad, Yelysavethrad, Zinovievsk, Zinovevsk, Zynovievsk, Kirovo (historical)
• (province): Kirovohrad Oblast

Translations

city

• Belarusian: Кіравагра́д m (Kiravahrád)
• Danish: Kirovohrad, Kirovograd
• Dutch: Kirovohrad n, Kirovograd n
• Polish: Kirowohrad m, Kirowograd m, Kirowogród m
• Russian: Кировогра́д (ru) m (Kirovográd)
• Ukrainian: Кіровогра́д (uk) m (Kirovohrád)

oblast

• Belarusian: Кіравагра́дская во́бласць f (Kiravahrádskaja vóblascʹ)
• Polish: Obwód kirowohradzki m
• Russian: Кировогра́дская о́бласть (ru) f (Kirovográdskaja óblastʹ)
• Ukrainian: Кіровогра́дська о́бласть f (Kirovohrádsʹka óblastʹ)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kirovograd

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád).

Proper noun

Kirovohrad n

1. former name of Kropyvnytsky
2. Kirovohrad, an oblast of Ukraine.

Further reading

• Kirovohrad on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl