Kirovohrad
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
- 2 An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.
Etymology
From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).
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