Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the administrative centre of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
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LtavaPoltawa
Origin
- UkrainianПолта́ва
- UkrainianПолта́ва
- EnglishPoltava
Borrowed from Ukrainian Полта́ва (Poltáva).
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Chinese Mandarin 波爾塔瓦 /波尔塔瓦
- 波爾塔瓦 /波尔塔瓦 (Bō'ěrtǎwǎ)city
Danish Poltava
- Poltavacity
Dutch Poltava
- Poltavacity
Finnish Pultava, Poltava
- Pultavacity
- Poltavacity
- Pultavan alueoblast
- Poltavan alueoblast
French Poltava
- Poltavacity
German Poltawa
- Poltawacity
Greek Πολτάβα, Πολτάβα
- Πολτάβα (Poltáva)city
- Πολτάβα (Poltáva)oblast
Polish Połtawa, Obwód połtawski
- Połtawacity
- Obwód połtawskioblast
Portuguese Poltava
- Poltavacity
Russian Полта́ва, Полта́вская о́бласть
- Полта́ва (Poltáva)city
- Полта́вская о́бласть (Poltávskaja óblastʹ)oblast
Swedish Poltava, Poltava
- Poltavacity
- Poltavaoblast
Ukrainian Полта́ва, Полта́вська о́бласть
- Полта́ва (Poltáva)city
- Полта́вська о́бласть (Poltávsʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Cite this entry
APA
Poltava. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poltava
MLA
“Poltava.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poltava. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poltava,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poltava.
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