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Chernobyl

//tʃɜːˈnɒbəl// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

    "A couple of oil shocks, a Chernobyl meltdown, and a Gulf War later, his basic message - the need to emphasize efficiency and renewable resources over oil and nuclear power - is still a minority view,[…]"

  2. 2
    The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city. broadly

    "After Chernobyl, very few nuclear power plants were built for years."

Noun
  1. 1
    A major nuclear-energy accident. broadly

    "Many secret cities were Chernobyls in slow motion."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

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