Meanings
- Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
Synonyms: Kirovograd, Fort St. Elizabeth, Yelisavetgrad, Yelizavetgrad, Yelysavethrad, Zinovievsk, Zinovevsk, Zynovievsk
- An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounFormer name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
province
Origin
- UkrainianКіровогра́д
- EnglishKirovohrad
From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).
More words from Ukrainian
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Danish Kirovohrad, Kirovograd
- Kirovohradcity
- Kirovogradcity
Dutch Kirovohrad, Kirovograd
- Kirovohradcity
- Kirovogradcity
German Kirowograd
- Kirowogradcity
Polish Kirowohrad, Kirowograd
- Kirowohradcity
- Kirowogradcity
- Kirowogródcity
- Obwód kirowohradzkioblast
Russian Кировогра́д, Кировогра́дская о́бласть
- Кировогра́д (Kirovográd)city
- Кировогра́дская о́бласть (Kirovográdskaja óblastʹ)oblast
Swedish Kirovohrad
- Kirovohradoblast
Ukrainian Кіровогра́д, Кіровогра́дська о́бласть
- Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád)city
- Кіровогра́дська о́бласть (Kirovohrádsʹka óblastʹ)oblast
Cite this entry
Kirovohrad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirovohrad
“Kirovohrad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirovohrad. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirovohrad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirovohrad.
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