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Type Other
Scripts Чернобыль(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /t͡ʂɪr.ˈnɘ.bʷɨlʲ/(Russian) chur-no-bul(English) cher-no-bihl(English) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsChernobyl (Anglicised), Chornobyl' (Ukrainian)
Meaning & History
Russian name for the Chernobyl Power Plant and the English name for it. It is also to Russian form of the name of a village in Ukraine. It is dervied from "чёрный" (chyornyy) meaning "black". For the Ukrainian form, see Chornobyl'.