Kirov

See also: Kírov

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Kirov

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Киров (Kirov).
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ров (Kírov). Renamed in 1934, after Sergey Kirov (1886–1934), a Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet communist assassinated in 1934.

Proper noun

Kirov

  1. An oblast of Russia.
  2. A city, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia.
Synonyms
  • (Russian city): Vyatka (before 1934), Khlynov
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See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ров (Kírov).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ki.ˈɾɔv/

Proper noun

Kirov f

  1. Kirov (an oblast of Russia)
  2. Kirov (a city, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia)
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