English Explanatory Dictionary

Luhansk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the administrative capital of Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, former administrative capital of the eponymous provonce.
  2. An urban hromada in the Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk
  3. A raion of Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk. The district is not recognized in Luhansk by the separatist government, as it was imposed from Kiev, which was not in control of the region at the time of its formation.
  4. An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Sievierodonetsk; former seat: Luhansk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)
  5. A country in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.

Pronunciation

/luːˈhænsk/ /luːˈhɑːnsk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Luhansk.wav

Word forms

Luhansk Luhans’k Luhanske Lugansk Lugans’k

Etymology

From Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk), a hydronym.

Synonyms

Voroshilovgrad Voroshylovhrad Luhansk City Luhanske City Luganskiy Zavod Lugansk Raion Luhansk Raion Lugansk Oblast Luhanshchyna Luhansk Oblast Voroshilovgrad Oblast Voroshilovhrad Oblast LPR Luganshchine Lugansk People's Republic Lugansk Region Luhanshchina Luhansk People's Republic Luhansk Region

Related words

Luhanshchina Luhanshchyna Luhanske Crimea Donetsk

Derived words

LPR Luhansk Oblast Luhansk People's Republic Luhansk Raion Luhansk Region

Translations

Belarusian: Луга́нская во́бласць Marathi: लुहांस्क Polish: Obwód ługański Russian: Луга́нская о́бласть Ukrainian: Луга́нська область
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