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Kirov¹

proper noun

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Киров (Kirov).

Kirov²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ров (Kírov). Renamed in 1934, after Sergey Kirov (1886–1934), a Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet communist assassinated in 1934.

proper noun

  1. An oblast of Russia.
  2. A city, the administrative center of Kirov Oblast, Russia.

    Similar: Vyatka, Khlynov

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name Russian surname

EspañolKírov
한국어키로프 Kiropeu
日本語キーロフ Kīrofu
中文基洛夫 Jīluòfū
हिन्दीकिरोव kirov
PortuguêsKirov, Kírov
DeutschKirow
РусскийКи́ров Kírov
العربيةكِيرُوف kirūf
עבריתקירוב

name city in Russia

EspañolKírov
한국어키로프 Kiropeu
日本語キーロフ Kīrofu
中文基洛夫 Jīluòfū
हिन्दीकिरोव kirov
PortuguêsKirov
DeutschKirow
РусскийКи́ров Kírov
العربيةكِيرُوف kirūf
עבריתקירוב

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"Kirov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kirov. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kirov. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kirov

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"Kirov." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kirov.

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@misc{kirov_2026,
  title = {Kirov},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kirov},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}