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Zhitomir

Syllables: Zhi·to·mir

Zhitomir is the alternative form of Zhytomyr.

Meaning of Zhytomyr

Proper noun

Zhytomyr

  1. A city and raion of Ukraine, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zhytomyr Oblast.
  2. (province) An oblast in north-western Ukraine. Seat: Zhytomyr.

Origin of Zhitomir

Borrowed from Russian Жито́мир (Žitómir), after a legendary Slavic prince. Compare Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr, “Zhytomyr”).

Questions about Zhitomir

What is Zhitomir the alternative form of?
Zhitomir is the alternative form of Zhytomyr.

Words near Zhitomir in the dictionary

  1. zhing-zhong
  2. zhiqing
  3. zhiqings
  4. Zhitkur
  5. Zhitlowsky
  6. Zhitomir
  7. Zhivago
  8. Zhivagos
  9. Zhivar
  10. zhlub
  11. zhlubby

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Zhitomir (page history and authors); Zhytomyr (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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