Chernobylian

English

Etymology

From Chernobyl +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Chernobylian (comparative more Chernobylian, superlative most Chernobylian)

  1. (rare) Relating to or resembling the city of Chernobyl or the 1986 nuclear accident that occurred there.
    • 1991, Wilbur Zelinsky, Leszek A. Kosiński, The Emergency Evacuation of Cities: A Cross-national Historical and Geographical Study, Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 293:
      Or, to make the thought experiment somewhat more realistic, we might envision a future Chernobylian mishap in some European or Asian setting (a far from incredible scenario), and think about the form such an evacuation might take.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.