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Chernihiv en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃɛɹ-/ (US)
• /t͡ʃəˈniːhiːv/ (UK)
• (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ˈnihɪv/ (US)
• /t͡ʃəɹˈnihiv/ (US)

Etymology

Transliteration of Ukrainian Черні́гів (Černíhiv).

Meanings

1. A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ A miskrada in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
2. A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ An urban hromada of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020. Seat: Chernihiv.
3. A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ A raion of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, established in 1923. Seat: Chernihiv.
4. A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ An oblast of Ukraine, established in October 1932. Seat: Chernihiv.
   • We switch to the developments along the front line and, uh, the Ukrainians are reporting that the Russians do reconnaissance forces… send reconnaissance forces over the border in Chernihiv, in Sumy, as well as in Kharkiv, so basically along the whole northern border. 2025 April 23rd, Torsten Heinrich, “Trump wants Ukraine’s Capitulation. He won’t get it. Ukraine SITREP”, in Military & History, via YouTube, 4:21–4:37:
5. (historical) A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ A former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1635, disestablished in 1654.
6. (historical) A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in 1802, abolished in 1925.
7. (historical) A port city, the administrative centre of Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, in northern Ukraine, on the Desna River. ▸ A former uyezd in Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire.

Forms

Meronyms

Dobrianka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Novhorod-Siverskyi (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Nizhyn (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Levkovychi (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Ivanivka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Kulykivka (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Novoselivka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Sribne (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Kulykivka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Desna (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Tovstolis (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Bakhmach (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Koriukivka (constituent raions of oblast) · Pryluky (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Ichnia (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Berezanka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Nosivka (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Honcharivske (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Kyinka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Novhorod-Siverskyi (constituent raions of oblast) · Novyi Bilous (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Sedniv (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Sosnytsia (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Kozelets (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Olyshivka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Kyselivka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Nizhyn (constituent raions of oblast) · Semenivka (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Bilous<qq:silrada (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Ivanivka (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Novyi Bilous (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Snovsk (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Bohdanivka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Ripky (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Liubech (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Krasne (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Varva (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Ripky (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Anysiv (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Berezna (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Horodnia (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Pryluky (constituent raions of oblast) · Korop (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Bobrovytsia (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Mena (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Tupychiv (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Khalyavin (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Pakul (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Kovpyta (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Kipti (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Borysivka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Novhorod-Siverskyi (constituent counties of the former voivodeship) · Shestovytsia (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Talalaivka (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Kozelets (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Horodnia (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Roishche (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Smolin (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014)) · Oster (constituent hromadas of the raion) · Koriukivka (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Borzna (constituent raions of oblast (until 2020)) · Kyselivka (constituent rady of the raion (in April 2014))

Translations (52)

ru Черни́гов (city) · uk Черні́гівська о́бласть (oblast) · be Чарні́гаўская во́бласць (oblast) · cs Černigov (city) · cs Černihov (city) · lv Čerņigova (city) · da Tjernihiv (city) · mr चेर्निहिव (oblast) · vo Cärnihiv (city) · de Tschernihiw (city) · ja チェルニーゴフ (city) · de Tschernigow (city) · az Çerniqov (city) · pl Czernihów (oblast) · el Τσερνίχιβ (city) · ca Txerníhiv (city) · nl Tsjernihiv (city) · et Tšernihiv (city) · tr Çernihiv (city) · ka ჩერნიჰივი (city) · fr Tchernihiv (city) · la Czernigow (city) · be Чарні́гаў (city) · sv Tjernihiv (city) · uk Черні́гів (city) · lt Černihivas (city) · hy Չեռնիգով (city) · fr Tchernigov (city) · sk Černigov (city) · hy Չեռնիհիվ (city) · lt Černigovas (city) · ko 체르니히우 (city) · pl Czernihów (city) · ko 체르니고프 (city) · fa چرنیهیف (city) · kk Чернигов (city) · ka ჩერნიგოვი (city) · sk Černihiv (city) · cmn 切爾尼戈夫 /切尔尼戈夫 (city) · cs Černihivská oblast (oblast) · sk Černihivská oblasť (oblast) · sl Černigov (city) · ja チェルニーヒウ (city) · el Τσερνίγκοφ (city) · ru Черни́говская о́бласть (oblast) · lv Čerņihiva (city) · mr चेर्निहिव (city) · bg Черни́гов (city) · cs Černihiv (city) · la Czernihovia (city) · da Tjernigov (city) · sv Tjernihiv (oblast)

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