Kherson

//kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn// name

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  1. 1
    A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
  2. 2
    A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
  3. 3
    An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.

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"In January 1877, the priest of the village Grigoryevka, Kherson Governorate, reported to the diocesan authorities that in his village Baptists cry, sing and kiss the floor during their prayers."

Etymology

From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

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