Etymology

Enerhodar

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Today it means: A city in Enerhodar in Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine; a suburb of Zaporizhzhia. Full definition →

Ukrainian Енергода́р
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  1. Ukrainian · derived fromенергія“energy”
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЕнергода́р
  3. English todayEnerhodar

Borrowed from Ukrainian Енергода́р (Enerhodár) Literally, “energy's gift”. From Ukrainian енергія (enerhija, “energy”) and дар (dar, “gift”). From being a settlement built to support workers building and operating the co-located Zaporizhzhia thermal power station, later also the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; for the city of Zaporizhzhia, and thence Southeast Ukraine and Crimea.

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