Etymology

Simferopol

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Today it means: The capital city and raion of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine and capital city of the Republic of Crimea, Russia. Full definition →

Ukrainian Сімферо́поль ← Russian Симферо́поль ← Ancient Greek Συμφερούπολις
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣυμφερούπολις
  2. Russian · borrowed fromСимферо́поль
  3. Ukrainian · borrowed fromСімферо́поль
  4. English todaySimferopol

From Ukrainian Сімферо́поль (Simferópolʹ) and Russian Симферо́поль (Simferópolʹ), from Ancient Greek Συμφερούπολις (Sumpheroúpolis), from συμφέρων (sumphérōn, “to be useful”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”).

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