Kharkov

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UK/ˈkɑːkəv/UK/ˈxɑːkəv/US/ˈkɑɹkəv/US/ˈxɑɹkəv/

proper noun

Synonym of Kharkiv (city).

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Kharkiv
OriginRussian Ха́рьков →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Kharkiv.
    1. Synonym of Kharkiv (city).

      As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating 'Russification'), I was a railway buff.

      2024 September 4, Vitali Vitaliev, “A salute to Ukraine's 'Second Army'”, in RAIL, number 1017, page 46

      Synonyms: Kharkiv

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Kharkiv (city).

Similar
Kharkiv

Origin

  1. RussianХа́рьков
  2. EnglishKharkov

From Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov). See Kharkiv.

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APA

Kharkov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharkov

MLA

“Kharkov.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharkov. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kharkov,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharkov.

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