Etymology

Chornobyl

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Ukrainian Чорно́биль
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  1. Ukrainian · derived fromЧорно́биль
  2. English todayChornobyl

Romanization of Ukrainian Чорно́биль (Čornóbylʹ, literally “mugwort”). Doublet of Chernobyl, from the Russian cognate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.