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Lviv
- /ləˈviːv/
Rhymes with -iːv
Where it comes from
From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301).
Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvow), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.
proper noun L'viv · L'vov · Lvov
- A miskrada of the raion of the same name of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
- An oblast in western Ukraine, established in December 1939.
- An urban hromada of Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
- A raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, established in July 2020.
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A railway station in Lviv, Ukraine, opened in 1904
Similar: L'vov, L’vov, Lvov, Lwów, Lwow, L'wow, Lemberg, Leopolis, Lemberg region, Lviv Oblast
- A village in Pervomaisk Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast.
- A village in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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name city in western Ukraine
| Español | Lviv, Leópolis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리비프 Ribipeu |
| 日本語 | リヴィウ Riviu |
| 中文 | 利沃夫 Lìwòfū |
| हिन्दी | ल्विव lviv |
| Português | Levive, Lviv, Lvov, Lemberga, Leópolis |
| Français | Lviv |
| Deutsch | Lemberg, Lwiw |
| Italiano | Leopoli, Lʼviv |
| Ελληνικά | Λεόπολις Leópolis, Λεοντόπολις Leontópolis |
| Română | Liov |
| Русский | Львов Lʹvov |
| العربية | لْفِيف lfīf, لْفُوف lfūf |
| עברית | לְבוֹב ləvov |
name oblast
| Русский | Льво́вская о́бласть Lʹvóvskaja óblastʹ |
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Talk about this word "Lviv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lviv. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lviv. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lviv "Lviv." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lviv.Cite this
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