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Chernihiv

Syllables: Cher·ni·hiv/t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/US/t͡ʃəɹˈnihiv/

Chernihiv proper noun: a miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.

chernihiv: a miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv
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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.
  7. (historical) A former uyezd in Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire.

Chernihiv meaning in Marathi and Persian

Chernihiv in Marathi

city
चेर्निहिव cernihiv
oblast
चेर्निहिव cernihiv

Chernihiv in Persian

city
چرنیهیف černihif

Forms of Chernihiv

alternative formChernigiv
alternative formChernihov
alternative formChernigov
alternative formCzernihów
alternative formCzernihow

Origin of Chernihiv

Transliteration of Ukrainian Черні́гів (Černíhiv).

Questions about Chernihiv

What does Chernihiv mean?
Chernihiv means a miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
What is Chernihiv in Marathi?
Chernihiv in Marathi is चेर्निहिव (cernihiv). See Chernihiv meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Chernihiv?
Chernihiv is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chernihiv?
Chernihiv is pronounced /t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/ (UK).

Words near Chernihiv in the dictionary

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

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