Zhytomyr

Zhy·to·myr
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US/ʒɪˈtɔmɪɹ/US/-ˈtoʊm-/

proper noun

A city and raion of Ukraine, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zhytomyr Oblast.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zhitomir

  1. A city and raion of Ukraine, municipal and regional administrative centre of Zhytomyr Oblast.
  2. provinceAn oblast in north-western Ukraine. Seat: Zhytomyr.

Origin

  1. UkrainianЖито́мир
  2. EnglishZhytomyr

Borrowed from Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr), after a legendary Slavic prince.

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Translations

Bulgarian Жито́мир
  • Жито́мир (Žitómir)city
Chinese Mandarin 日托米爾 /日托米尔
  • 日托米爾 /日托米尔 (Rìtuōmǐ'ěr)city
Czech Žytomyr, Žitomír
  • Žytomyrcity
  • Žitomírcity
  • Žitoměřcity
Danish Zjytomyr, Zjitomir
  • Zjytomyrcity
  • Zjitomircity
Dutch Zjytomyr
  • Zjytomyrcity
French Jytomyr, Jitomir
  • Jytomyrcity
  • Jitomircity
German Schytomyr, Schitomir
  • Schytomyrcity
  • Schitomircity
  • Shytomyrcity
Greek Ζιτόμιρ
  • Ζιτόμιρ (Zitómir)city
Japanese ジトーミル
  • ジトーミル (Jitōmiru)city
Korean 지토미르
  • 지토미르 (Jitomireu)city
Lithuanian Žitomyras, Žytomyras
  • Žitomyrascity
  • Žytomyrascity
Norwegian Bokmål Zjytomyr
  • Zjytomyrcity
Persian ژیتومیر
  • ژیتومیر (žitômir)city
Polish Żytomierz, Obwód żytomierski
  • Żytomierzcity
  • Obwód żytomierskioblast
Portuguese Jitomir
  • Jitomircity
Russian Жито́мир, Жито́мирская о́бласть
  • Жито́мир (Žitómir)city
  • Жито́мирская о́бласть (Žitómirskaja óblastʹ)oblast
Slovak Žytomyr
  • Žytomyrcity
Swedish Zjytomyr, Zjytomyr
  • Zjytomyrcity
  • Zjytomyroblast
Turkish Jıtomır
  • Jıtomırcity
Ukrainian Жито́мир, Жито́мирська о́бласть
  • Жито́мир (Žytómyr)city
  • Жито́мирська о́бласть (Žytómyrsʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Yiddish זשיטאָמיר
  • זשיטאָמיר (zhitomir)city
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Zhytomyr on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.