Kirovohrad

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Kirovohrad

/kɪˌroʊvoʊˈɡrɑːd/

Where it comes from

From Ukrainian Кіровогра́д (Kirovohrád), after Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov + град (hrad, “walled city”). Compare Russian Кировогра́д (Kirovográd).

proper noun

Former name of Kropyvnytskyi: a city and raion of Kirovohrad Oblast, in central Ukraine.
Similar: Kirovograd, Fort St. Elizabeth, Yelisavetgrad, Yelizavetgrad, Yelysavethrad, Zinovievsk, Zinovevsk, Zynovievsk, Kirovo
An oblast in central Ukraine. Administrative center: Kropyvnytskyi.

Similar: Kirovohrad Oblast

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proper noun

Similar: Kirovohrad Oblast

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name city

Deutsch	Kirowograd
Русский	Кировогра́д Kirovográd

name oblast

Русский	Кировогра́дская о́бласть Kirovográdskaja óblastʹ

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@misc{kirovohrad_2026,
  title = {Kirovohrad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kirovohrad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}