Meanings
- A city, the administrative centre of Izmail urban hromada and Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1589.
- A former oblast of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in August 1940, annexed to Odesa Oblast in February 1954.First known use 1812–1856
Synonyms: Tuchkov, Akkerman Oblast
- A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in November 1940, considerably enlarged in July 2020.First known use 1812–1856
Synonyms: Tuchkov, Suvorove Raion
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former oblast of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in August 1940, annexed to Odesa Oblast in February 1954.
proper nounA former miskrada of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, superseded by Izmail urban hromada in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.
proper nounA raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in November 1940, considerably enlarged in July 2020.
proper nounAn urban hromada of Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.
Origin
- Arabicالإسماعيلية
- Ottoman Turkishاسماعیلیه
- UkrainianІзмаї́л
- EnglishIzmail
Borrowed from Ukrainian Ізмаї́л (Izmajíl). The city was named after Ottoman Turkish اسماعیلیه (İsmailiye), referring to the Ottoman vizier Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha. Ultimately from Arabic الإسماعيلية (al-ʔismāʕīliyya).
More words from Ukrainian, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Исмаи́л
- Исмаи́л (Ismaíl)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 伊茲梅爾州 /伊兹梅尔州, 伊茲梅爾 /伊兹梅尔
- 伊茲梅爾州 /伊兹梅尔州 (Yīzīméiěr-zhōu)former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- 伊茲梅爾 /伊兹梅尔 (Yīzīméi’ěr)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Czech Izmajilská oblast
- Izmajilská oblastformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
French oblast d’Izmaïl, Izmaïl
- oblast d’Izmaïlformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Izmaïlcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
German Oblast Ismajil, Ismajil
- Oblast Ismajilformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Ismajilcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Ismailcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Greek Ισμαήλιο
- Ισμαήλιο (Ismaḯlio)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Hindi इज़्मायिल
- इज़्मायिल (Izmāyil)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Italian Izmaïl, Ismail
- Izmaïlcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Ismailcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Licovrissicity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Korean 이즈마일주
- 이즈마일주 (Ijeumail-ju)former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
Polish obwód izmailski, Izmaił
- obwód izmailskiformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Izmaiłcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Romanian regiunea Ismail, Ismail
- regiunea Ismailformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Ismailcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Smilcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Smeilucity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Russian Измаи́льская о́бласть, Измаи́л
- Измаи́льская о́бласть (Izmaílʹskaja óblastʹ)former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Измаи́л (Izmaíl)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Spanish óblast de Izmaíl
- óblast de Izmaílformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
Turkish İzmail, İsmailiye
- İzmailcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- İsmailiyecity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- İșmasılcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Hacidarcity in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Ukrainian Ізмаї́льська о́бласть, Ізмаї́льщина
- Ізмаї́льська о́бласть (Izmajílʹsʹka óblastʹ)former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Ізмаї́льщина (Izmajílʹščyna)former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
- Ізмаї́льська міська́ ра́да (Izmajílʹsʹka misʹká ráda)former miskrada of Odesa, Ukraine
- Ізмаї́льська міськра́да (Izmajílʹsʹka misʹkráda)former miskrada of Odesa, Ukraine
- Ізмаї́льський райо́н (Izmajílʹsʹkyj rajón)raion of Odesa, Ukraine
- Ізмаї́льщина (Izmajílʹščyna)raion of Odesa, Ukraine
- Ізмаї́льська міська́ грома́да (Izmajílʹsʹka misʹká hromáda)urban hromada of Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
- Ізмаї́л (Izmajíl)city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
Vietnamese tỉnh Izmail
- tỉnh Izmailformer oblast of the Ukrainian SSR
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Izmail
Cite this entry
Izmail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmail
“Izmail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmail. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Izmail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmail.
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