Popiv Yar

/ˈpɔːpiv ˈjɑː(ɹ)/

proper noun

A village in Illinivka rural hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned – then a khutir – in 1926, notable as the site in 2011 of archaeological excavations – Popov Yar-2 – of Zrubna tumuli which yielded a carved stone analemmatic sundial that proved to be the oldest such sundial ever discovered.

OriginUkrainian По́пів Яр →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Russian name Popov Yar

  1. A village in Illinivka rural hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned – then a khutir – in 1926, notable as the site in 2011 of archaeological excavations – Popov Yar-2 – of Zrubna tumuli which yielded a carved stone analemmatic sundial that proved to be the oldest such sundial ever discovered.

Origin

  1. UkrainianПо́пів Яр
  2. EnglishPopiv Yar

From Ukrainian По́пів Яр (Pópiv Jar).

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Translations

Russian Попов Яр
  • Попов Яр (Popov Jar)village in Illinivka, Kramatorsk, Donetsk, Ukraine
Ukrainian По́пів Яр
  • По́пів Яр (Pópiv Jar)village in Illinivka, Kramatorsk, Donetsk, Ukraine
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APA

Popiv Yar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Popiv%20Yar

MLA

“Popiv Yar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Popiv%20Yar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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