Etymology

Uzhhorod

Uzh·ho·rod
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Today it means: A city in the Carpathian Mountains, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Full definition →

Ukrainian У́жгород
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromУ́жгород
  2. English todayUzhhorod

From Ukrainian У́жгород (Úžhorod), from Уг (Uh), Уж (Už, “Uzh River”) + го́род (hórod, “walled town, garden”).

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