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Name Chernobyl'
Type Other
Usage Russian, English
Scripts Чернобыль(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. /t͡ʂɪr.ˈnɘ.bʷɨlʲ/(Russian) chur-no-bul(English) cher-no-bihl(English)
Other Forms FormsChernobyl (Anglicised), Chornobyl' (Ukrainian)
Edit Status Statusnot set

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'.
Added 1/11/2024 by Tovaryshka_Anya