Lviv

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/ləˈviːv/

proper noun

A miskrada of the raion of the same name of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Similar
L'vovL’vovLvovLwówLwowL'wowLembergLeopolis
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative L'viv · alternative L'vov · alternative Lvov

  1. A city, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
    1. A miskrada of the raion of the same name of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
    2. An oblast in western Ukraine, established in December 1939.
    3. An urban hromada of Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
    4. A raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
    5. A railway station in Lviv, Ukraine, opened in 1904

      Synonyms: L'vov, L’vov, Lvov, Lwów, Lwow, L'wow, Lemberg, Leopolis

  2. Numerous villages in Ukraine:
    1. A village in Pervomaisk Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast.
    2. A village in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA railway station in Lviv, Ukraine, opened in 1904

Similar
L'vovL’vovLvovLwówLwowL'wowLembergLeopolisLemberg regionLviv Oblast
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Origin

  1. Old East SlavicЛвовъ
  2. UkrainianЛьвів
  3. EnglishLviv

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301). Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvow), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λεόπολις
  • Λεόπολις (Leópolis)city in western Ukraine
Arabic لْفِيف, لْفُوف
  • لْفِيف (lfīf)city in western Ukraine
  • لْفُوف (lfūf)city in western Ukraine
Basque Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
Bengali লিভিউ
  • লিভিউ (libhiu)city in western Ukraine
Bulgarian Лвов
  • Лвов (Lvov)city in western Ukraine
Catalan Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 利沃夫
  • 利沃夫 (Lìwòfū)city in western Ukraine
Czech Lvov
  • Lvovcity in western Ukraine
Danish Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
Dutch Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
Esperanto Lvivo
  • Lvivocity in western Ukraine
Finnish Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
French Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
German Lemberg, Lwiw
  • Lembergcity in western Ukraine
  • Lwiwcity in western Ukraine
Greek Λβιβ, Λεόπολις
  • Λβιβcity in western Ukraine
  • Λεόπολις (Leópolis)city in western Ukraine
  • Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis)city in western Ukraine
Hebrew לְבוֹב
  • לְבוֹב (ləvov)city in western Ukraine
Hindi ल्विव
  • ल्विव (lviv)city in western Ukraine
Hungarian Lviv, Ilyvó
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
  • Ilyvócity in western Ukraine
  • Lembergcity in western Ukraine
Icelandic Lvív
  • Lvívcity in western Ukraine
Italian Leopoli, Lʼviv
  • Leopolicity in western Ukraine
  • Lʼvivcity in western Ukraine
Japanese リヴィウ
  • リヴィウ (Riviu)city in western Ukraine
Korean 리비프
  • 리비프 (Ribipeu)city in western Ukraine
Latin Leopolis
  • Leopoliscity in western Ukraine
Latvian Ļvova
  • Ļvovacity in western Ukraine
Lithuanian Lvivas
  • Lvivascity in western Ukraine
Persian لویو
  • لویوcity in western Ukraine
Polish Lwów, obwód lwowski
  • Lwówcity in western Ukraine
  • obwód lwowskioblast
Portuguese Levive, Lviv
  • Levivecity in western Ukraine
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
  • Lvovcity in western Ukraine
  • Lembergacity in western Ukraine
  • Leópoliscity in western Ukraine
Romanian Liov
  • Liovcity in western Ukraine
Russian Львов, Льво́вская о́бласть
  • Львов (Lʹvov)city in western Ukraine
  • Льво́вская о́бласть (Lʹvóvskaja óblastʹ)oblast
Slovak Ľvov
  • Ľvovcity in western Ukraine
Spanish Lviv, Leópolis
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
  • Leópoliscity in western Ukraine
Swedish Lviv, Lviv
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
  • Lvivoblast
Tamil லிவீவ்
  • லிவீவ் (livīv)city in western Ukraine
Thai ลวิว
  • ลวิว (lwiu)city in western Ukraine
Turkish Lviv, İlbav
  • Lvivcity in western Ukraine
  • İlbavcity in western Ukraine
Ukrainian Львів, Льві́вська о́бласть
  • Львів (Lʹviv)city in western Ukraine
  • Льві́вська о́бласть (Lʹvívsʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Urdu لیویو
  • لیویو (leoyo)city in western Ukraine
Yiddish לעמבערג, לעמבעריק
  • לעמבערג (lemberg)city in western Ukraine
  • לעמבעריק (lemberik)city in western Ukraine
  • לוואָוו (lvov)city in western Ukraine

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Cite this entry
APA

Lviv. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lviv

MLA

“Lviv.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lviv. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lviv,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lviv.

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