Kirovohrad

English

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ki‧ro‧vo‧hrad

Proper noun

Kirovohrad

  1. Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
  2. An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.

Synonyms

  • Kirovograd
  • Fort St. Elizabeth, Yelisavetgrad, Yelizavetgrad, Yelysavethrad, Zinovievsk, Zinovevsk, Zynovievsk, Kirovo (historical)
  • (province): Kirovohrad Oblast

Translations

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád).

Proper noun

Kirovohrad n

  1. former name of Kropyvnytsky
  2. Kirovohrad, an oblast of Ukraine.

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