Izium

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/ɪˈzjuːm/

proper noun

A city in Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.

OriginUkrainian Ізю́м ← Russian Изю́м →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Izyum · alternative Izioum

  1. A city in Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.

    Earlier this month, a Russian missile strike on Izium killed five people and wounded more than 50.

    2025 February 21, Scott Peterson, “Once-occupied Ukraine towns try to stay defiant amid fear over Russia gains”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2025
  2. A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, in eastern Ukraine.

Origin

  1. Russianизю́м“raisin”
  2. RussianИзю́м
  3. UkrainianІзю́м
  4. EnglishIzium

From Ukrainian Ізю́м (Izjúm) or Russian Изю́м (Izjúm), the Ukrainian term derived from Russian изю́м (izjúm, “raisin”).

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Translations

Arabic إِزْيُوم
  • إِزْيُوم (ʔizyūm)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Bulgarian Изю́м
  • Изю́м (Izjúm)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 伊久姆
  • 伊久姆 (Yījiǔmǔ)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Dutch Izjoem
  • Izjoemcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
French Izioum
  • Izioumcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
German Isjum
  • Isjumcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Hungarian Izjum
  • Izjumcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Japanese イジューム
  • イジューム (Ijūmu)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Korean 이줌
  • 이줌 (Ijum)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Latvian Izjuma
  • Izjumacity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Lithuanian Iziumas
  • Iziumascity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Persian ایزیوم
  • ایزیوم (izyum)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Polish Izium
  • Iziumcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Portuguese Izium
  • Iziumcity in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Russian Изю́м
  • Изю́м (Izjúm)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Ukrainian Ізю́м
  • Ізю́м (Izjúm)city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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