Kherson
Syllables: Kher·son/ˈkɜːsɒn/US/kɜːɹˈsɔn/
Kherson proper noun: a raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
Proper noun
Kherson
- A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
- An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
- An urban hromada of Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
- A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State, established in 1803, abolished in 1920.
Kherson meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic
Kherson in Hindi
- city in Ukraine
- ख़ेरसॉन xersŏn
Kherson in Marathi
- city in Ukraine
- खेरसोन kherson
- oblast in Ukraine
- खेरसोन kherson
Kherson in Bengali
- city in Ukraine
- খেরসন kherśôn
Kherson in Arabic
- city in Ukraine
- خِيرْسُون ḵersōn
More languagesFewer languages
- Kherson in Persian
- خرسون xersôn
Origin of Kherson
From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).
Words formed from Kherson
Words that rhyme with Kherson
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- jupon
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
- Sir John
Questions about Kherson
- What does Kherson mean?
- Kherson means a raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
- What is Kherson in Hindi?
- Kherson in Hindi is ख़ेरसॉन (xersŏn). See Kherson meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Kherson?
- Kherson is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kherson?
- Kherson is pronounced /ˈkɜːsɒn/ (UK).
Words near Kherson in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Kherson (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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