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Chernigov

Chernigov is the alternative form of Chernihiv.

Meaning of Chernihiv

Proper noun

Chernihiv

  1. A miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
  2. An urban hromada of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020. Seat: Chernihiv.
  3. A raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923. Seat: Chernihiv.
  4. An oblast of Ukraine, established in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
    • We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border.2025 April 23rd, Torsten Heinrich, “Trump wants Ukraine’s Capitulation. He won’t get it. Ukraine SITREP”, in Military & History, via YouTube, 4:21–4:37
  5. (historical) A former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1635, disestablished in 1654.
  6. (historical) A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in 1802, abolished in 1925.

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Origin of Chernigov

Borrowed from Russian Черни́гов (Černígov).

Questions about Chernigov

What is Chernigov the alternative form of?
Chernigov is the alternative form of Chernihiv.

Words near Chernigov in the dictionary

  1. chernetids
  2. Cherney
  3. Cherneys
  4. Cherniack
  5. Cherniak
  6. Chernigov
  7. Chernihiv
  8. chernikovite
  9. Chernivtsi
  10. Chernobyl
  11. Chernobyl syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chernigov (page history and authors); Chernihiv (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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