Cherkasy

Cher·ka·sy
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proper noun

A port city, administrative centre, and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnipro/Dnieper.

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Cherkasy Oblast
OriginUkrainian Черка́си →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Cherkassy

  1. A port city, administrative centre, and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, on the Dnipro/Dnieper.
  2. An oblast in central Ukraine.

Synonyms & antonyms

province

Similar
Cherkasy Oblast

Origin

  1. UkrainianЧерка́си
  2. UkrainianЧерка́си
  3. EnglishCherkasy

Borrowed from Ukrainian Черка́си (Čerkásy).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 切爾卡瑟 /切尔卡瑟
  • 切爾卡瑟 /切尔卡瑟 (Qièěrkǎsè)city
Danish Tjerkasy
  • Tjerkasycity
Dutch Tsjerkasy
  • Tsjerkasycity
French Tcherkassy, Tcherkassy
  • Tcherkassycity
  • Tcherkassyoblast
Greek Τσερκάσι
  • Τσερκάσι (Tserkási)city
Hindi चेर्कासी
  • चेर्कासी (cerkāsī)city
Lithuanian Čerkasai
  • Čerkasaicity
Polish Czerkasy, Obwód czerkaski
  • Czerkasycity
  • Obwód czerkaskioblast
Russian Черка́ссы, Черка́сская о́бласть
  • Черка́ссы (Čerkássy)city
  • Черка́сская о́бласть (Čerkásskaja óblastʹ)oblast
Swedish Tjerkasy, Tjerkasy
  • Tjerkasycity
  • Tjerkasyoblast
Ukrainian Черка́си, Черка́ська о́бласть
  • Черка́си (Čerkásy)city
  • Черка́ська о́бласть (Čerkásʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Cite this entry
APA

Cherkasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cherkasy

MLA

“Cherkasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cherkasy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cherkasy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cherkasy.

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