Meanings
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Chernobyl.
To place these figures into perspective, the exposed reactor at Chornobyl emitted 15,000 roentgen in its immediate vicinity after the initial explosion.
2026 May 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “Anatoli Bugorski Survived a 1978 Proton Beam to the Head and Kept Working Like Nothing Happened”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 11 May 20261 more example
A Russian Shahed drone costing up to £75,000 is estimated to have inflicted tens of millions worth of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to initial assessments and engineering experts.
2025 May 7, Dan Sabbagh, Julia Kochetova, “Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- UkrainianЧорно́биль
- EnglishChornobyl
Romanization of Ukrainian Чорно́биль (Čornóbylʹ, literally “mugwort”). Doublet of Chernobyl, from the Russian cognate.
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Chornobyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chornobyl
“Chornobyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chornobyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chornobyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chornobyl.
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