Chernobylian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or resembling the city of Chernobyl or the 1986 nuclear accident that occurred there. rare

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From Chernobyl + -ian.

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