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Kharkov

UK/ˈkɑːkəv/US/ˈkɑɹkəv/

Kharkov proper noun: synonym of Kharkiv (city). Also the alternative form of Kharkiv.

Proper noun

Kharkov

  1. Synonym of Kharkiv (city).
    • As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating 'Russification'), I was a railway buff.2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 46
    Synonyms:
    Kharkiv

Also used as

Kharkov is also the alternative form of Kharkiv.

Synonyms of Kharkov

Origin of Kharkov

From Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov). See Kharkiv.

Questions about Kharkov

What does Kharkov mean?
Kharkov means synonym of Kharkiv (city).
What part of speech is Kharkov?
Kharkov is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kharkov?
Kharkov is pronounced /ˈkɑːkəv/ (UK).

Words near Kharkov in the dictionary

  1. Kharkiv
  2. Kharkivian
  3. Kharkivians
  4. Kharkivite
  5. Kharkivites
  6. Kharkov
  7. Kharnak
  8. Kharnakling
  9. Kharoshthi
  10. Kharosthi
  11. kharouba

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