Izmail

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Izmail

  • /izməˈjiːl/

Rhymes with -iːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ukrainian Ізмаї́л (Izmajíl). The city was named after Ottoman Turkish اسماعیلیه (İsmailiye), referring to the Ottoman vizier Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha. Ultimately from Arabic الإسماعيلية (al-ʔismāʕīliyya).

proper noun

  1. A former oblast of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in August 1940, annexed to Odesa Oblast in February 1954.

    Similar: Tuchkov, Akkerman Oblast

  2. A former miskrada of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, superseded by Izmail urban hromada in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.

    Similar: Tuchkov

  3. A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in November 1940, considerably enlarged in July 2020.

    Similar: Tuchkov, Suvorove Raion

  4. An urban hromada of Izmail Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020; administrative centre and sole constituent settlement: Izmail.

    Similar: Tuchkov

Translations

Every language

name city in Izmail, Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine

中文伊茲梅爾 /伊兹梅尔 Yīzīméi’ěr
हिन्दीइज़्मायिल Izmāyil
FrançaisIzmaïl
DeutschIsmajil, Ismail
ItalianoIzmaïl, Ismail, Licovrissi
ΕλληνικάΙσμαήλιο Ismaḯlio
RomânăIsmail, Smil, Smeilu
РусскийИзмаи́л Izmaíl

name former oblast of the Ukrainian SSR

Españolóblast de Izmaíl
한국어이즈마일주 Ijeumail-ju
中文伊茲梅爾州 /伊兹梅尔州 Yīzīméiěr-zhōu
Françaisoblast d’Izmaïl
DeutschOblast Ismajil
Românăregiunea Ismail
РусскийИзмаи́льская о́бласть Izmaílʹskaja óblastʹ
Tiếng Việttỉnh Izmail

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@misc{izmail_2026,
  title = {Izmail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/izmail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}