Mykolaiv
Syllables: Myko·la·iv/mɪkəˈlɑː(j)ɪv/US/mɪkəˈlɑ(j)ɪv/
Mykolaiv proper noun: a village in Bobrovytsia urban hromada, Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1587.
Proper noun
Mykolaiv
- A village in Bobrovytsia urban hromada, Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1587.
- A village in Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada, Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1555.
- A village in Lopatyn settlement hromada, Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, founded before 1772.
- A village in Davydiv rural hromada, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1670.
- A former raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in January 1940 and disestablished in July 2020.
- Synonyms:
- Mykolaiv on the Dniester
- An urban hromada of Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
- Synonyms:
- Mykolaiv on the Dniester
- A city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv urban hromada, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1789 at the confluence of the Inhul and the Southern Buh.
- He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. It sits between the occupied city of Kherson and Odessa, expected to be a key target of the Russians.2022 March 4, John Branch, “He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage.”, in The New York Times, Russia–Ukraine War
- The former Ukrainian name, from the 8th (O.S.) or 20th (N.S.) of October 1802 until the 15th (O.S.) or 27th (N.S.) of May 1803, of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire.
- A former military governorate of the Russian Empire, established in 1864 and disestablished in 1900.
- Coordinate term: Mykolaiv and Sevastopol Military Governorate (predecessor administrative division [1805–1864])
- A former gradonachalstvo of the Russian Empire, established in 1900 and abolished in 1917.
- A former governorate of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in May 1919 and disestablished in October 1922.
- A fomer povit of Mykolaiv Governorate, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in December 1920 and abolished in October 1922.
- A former okruha of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923, subordinate to the intermediate Odesa Governorate until July 1925, part of the Steppe pidraion in 1926, and disestablished in January 1930.
- A former raion of Mykolaiv Okruha, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in March 1923 and disestablished in January 1930.
- An oblast of Ukraine, established in September 1937 by its separation from the formerly larger Odesa Oblast.
- The former name, from December 1938 to September 1944, of the Zhovtneve Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- The Ukrainian name of the Nikolajew Generalbezirk of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian name of Kreisgebiet Nikolajew, Nikolajew Generalbezirk, Reichskommissariat Ukraine.
- A raion of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in December 1962 and considerably enlarged in July 2020.
- An urban hromada of Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
Mykolaiv meaning in Marathi
Mykolaiv in Marathi
- city in Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- मिकोलायिव mikolāyiv
- oblast of Ukraine
- मिकोलायिव mikolāyiv
Synonyms of Mykolaiv
- Mykolaiv on the Dniester
- Nikolayev Governorate
- Kherson Governorate
- Mykolaivshchyna
Forms of Mykolaiv
| alternative form | Mykolaiiv |
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| alternative form | Mykolayiv |
Origin of Mykolaiv
From Ukrainian Микола́їв (Mykolájiv), from Микола́й (Mykoláj, “Nicholas”). The city near the Dniester was founded under the Polish name Mikołajów, named for its founder and first owner, Mikołaj Tarło. The city on the Southern Buh was founded under the Russian name Никола́ев (Nikolájev), named by the city’s founder, H.S.H. Prince Grigory Potemkin, for Никола́й Чудотво́рец (Nikoláj Čudotvórec, St Nicholas the Wonderworker), on whose feast day (the 6th of December) in 1788 (reckoned according to the Julian calendar) the Russian siege of Özi concluded with the capture of the Ottoman fortress-city (now Ochakiv, the Ukraine) by Russian forces under the Prince’s command. Both Polish Mikołajów and Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev) are cognate with the Ukrainian name, being derived respectively from Mikołaj and Никола́й (Nikoláj), themselves cognate with Ukrainian Микола́й (Mykoláj) by common descent from Ancient Greek Νῑκόλᾱος (Nīkólāos). Compare Nikolayev.
Questions about Mykolaiv
- What does Mykolaiv mean?
- Mykolaiv means a village in Bobrovytsia urban hromada, Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1587.
- What is Mykolaiv in Marathi?
- Mykolaiv in Marathi is मिकोलायिव (mikolāyiv). See Mykolaiv meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Mykolaiv?
- Mykolaiv is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mykolaiv?
- Mykolaiv is pronounced /mɪkəˈlɑː(j)ɪv/ (UK).
Words near Mykolaiv in the dictionary
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