English Explanatory Dictionary

Kharkiv

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An industrial city, the administrative centre of Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.
  2. A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv.
  3. An oblast in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Kharkiv.
  4. A river in eastern Ukraine.
  5. Ellipsis of 9167 Kharkiv: an asteroid in Asteroid Belt, Solar System.

Pronunciation

/ˈxɑːkiːv/ /ˈhɑːkiːv/ /ˈhɑːkɪv/ /hɑːˈkiːv/ /ˈkɑːkiːv/ /ˈkɑːkɪv/ /kɑːˈkiːv/ /ˈxɑɹkiv/ /ˈhɑɹkiv/ /ˈhɑɹkɪv/ /hɑɹˈkiv/ /ˈkɑɹkiv/ /ˈkɑɹkɪv/ /kɑɹˈkiv/

Word forms

Kharkiv Khar'kov Kharkov Char'kov Charkov Har'kov Harkov

Etymology

From Ukrainian Ха́рків (Xárkiv), from Old Ruthenian Ха́рьковъ (Xárʹkov) (compare Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov), whence English Kharkov). The city is named after the Kharkiv River. A folk etymology says the city and river are named after a Cossack called Харко́ (Xarkó), from Харько́ (Xarʹkó), from Greek Χαρίτων (Charíton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.

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