Tschernobyl

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛʁnobɪl/, /tʃɛʁˈnɔbɪl/
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Proper noun

Tschernobyl n (proper noun, genitive Tschernobyls or (optionally with an article) Tschernobyl)

  1. Chernobyl (a city in Ukraine)
  2. the 1986 nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl

Noun

Tschernobyl n (strong, genitive Tschernobyls or Tschernobyl, plural Tschernobyls or Tschernobyl)

  1. a major nuclear catastrophe
    Synonym: Super-GAU

See also

  • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1986