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Kishinyov

Kishinyov is the dated form of Chișinău.

Meaning of Chișinău

Proper noun

Chișinău

  1. A municipality, the capital city of Moldova, first written menitoned in October 14, 1436.
  2. (metonymically) The Moldovan government.

Forms of Kishinyov

alternative formKishinev

Origin of Kishinyov

Borrowed from Russian Кишинёв (Kišinjóv).

Questions about Kishinyov

What is Kishinyov the dated form of?
Kishinyov is the dated form of Chișinău.

Words near Kishinyov in the dictionary

  1. kishes
  2. Kishi
  3. Kishinev
  4. Kishino
  5. Kishinos
  6. Kishinyov
  7. Kishis
  8. kishka
  9. kishkas
  10. kishke
  11. kishkeh

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kishinyov (page history and authors); Chișinău (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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