Zaporizhia

Proper noun

Zaporizhzhia

1. An industrial city, the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia urban hromada, Zaporizhzhia Raion and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine, on the River Dnipro.
   • The Ukrainian government says Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities have suffered a barrage of drone attacks, and pleaded with Western countries to step up their assistance in the face of the new challenge.2022 October 17, Ivana Kottasová, “‘Kamikaze’ drones are the latest threat for Ukraine. Here’s what we know”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2024

   Synonyms:

   Alexandrovsk, Olexandrivsk

2. A raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia.
3. An oblast in southeast Ukraine, also illicitly claimed by Russia. Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia.
4. (historical) A geographic region south-central Ukraine, “beyond the rapids” in the lower reaches of the Dnipro River, base of the Zaporozhian Cossacks.
5. A village in Bobrovytsia Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.
6. A village in Borzna Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.

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