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Voroshilovgrad

Voroshilovgrad proper noun: former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”).

Proper noun

Voroshilovgrad

  1. Former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”).

Origin of Voroshilovgrad

Soviet-era name in honour of Kliment Voroshilov. The city was given this name in 1935, renamed back to Lugansk in 1958, and then given this name again in 1970.

Questions about Voroshilovgrad

What does Voroshilovgrad mean?
Voroshilovgrad means former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”).
What part of speech is Voroshilovgrad?
Voroshilovgrad is a proper noun.

Words near Voroshilovgrad in the dictionary

  1. Voronoi formula
  2. Voronoi pole
  3. Voronoi poles
  4. Vorontsoff
  5. Vorontsov
  6. Voroshilovgrad
  7. Voroshilovsk
  8. Voroshylove
  9. Voroshylovhrad
  10. Vorotan
  11. Vorozhba

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