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Kishinev

Kishinev proper noun: the capital city of Moldova, also known as Chisinau.

Proper noun

Kishinev

  1. The capital city of Moldova, also known as Chisinau.
    • "In Kyiv we stayed overnight at a hotel before boarding a Ukrainian Railways train to Kishinev (Chisinau). When we arrived at Kyiv station, an air raid siren went off and the police started rushing people to the shelter. I said to an officer that we would miss our train if we went to the shelter...2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, pages 48-49

Origin of Kishinev

From Russian Кишинёв (Kišinjóv).

Questions about Kishinev

What does Kishinev mean?
Kishinev means the capital city of Moldova, also known as Chisinau.
What part of speech is Kishinev?
Kishinev is a proper noun.

Words near Kishinev in the dictionary

  1. Kishar
  2. Kishbaugh
  3. Kishbaughs
  4. kishes
  5. Kishi
  6. Kishinev
  7. Kishino
  8. Kishinos
  9. Kishinyov
  10. Kishis
  11. kishka

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