Kirovohrad

English

Kirovohrad Oblast

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

Former name of Kropyvnytskyi.
Kirovohrad province (oblast), in central Ukraine.

Synonyms

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

Translations

city

Belarusian: Кіравагра́д m (Kiravahrád)
Danish: Kirovohrad, Kirovograd
Dutch: Kirovohrad n, Kirovograd n
Polish: Kirowohrad m, Kirowograd m, Kirowogród m
Russian: Кировогра́д (ru) m (Kirovográd)
Ukrainian: Кіровогра́д (uk) m (Kirovohrád)

oblast

Belarusian: Кіравагра́дская во́бласць f (Kiravahrádskaja vóblascʹ)
Polish: Obwód kirowohradzki m
Russian: Кировогра́дская о́бласть (ru) f (Kirovográdskaja óblastʹ)
Ukrainian: Кіровогра́дська о́бласть f (Kirovohrádsʹka óblastʹ)

Dutch

Alternative forms

Kirovograd

Etymology

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád).

Proper noun

Kirovohrad n

Former name of Kropyvnytsky.
Kirovohrad, an oblast of Ukraine.

Further reading

Kirovohrad on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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