Kharkov

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Kharkov

/ˈkɑːkəv/ UK
/ˈxɑːkəv/ UK
/ˈkɑɹkəv/ US
/ˈxɑɹkəv/ US

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From Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov). See Kharkiv.

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Kharkiv
Synonym of Kharkiv (city). As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating 'Russification'), I was a railway buff.
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@misc{kharkov_2026,
  title = {Kharkov},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kharkov},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}