Etymology

atomgrad

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Today it means: A planned city built to facilitate the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or other nuclear facility in the Soviet Union. Full definition →

Russian атомгра́д
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromатомгра́д
  2. English todayatomgrad

Borrowed from Russian атомгра́д (atomgrád), from а́том (átom, “atom”) + град (grad, “city”).

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