English Explanatory Dictionary

Melitopol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and municipality of Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
  2. A district, a raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Melitopol.

Word forms

Melitopol

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Меліто́поль (Melitópolʹ) and Russian Мелито́поль (Melitópolʹ), derived from Ancient Greek Μελιτόπολις (Melitópolis), compare modern Greek Μελιτόπολη (Melitópoli), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + πολις (polis, “city”).

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