Mariupol

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Mariupol

/mɑː.ɹiˈuː.poʊl/
/-pəl/
/-pɑl/
/mæɹ.iˈuː.pɒl/ UK
/ˈmæɹ.iu-/ UK
/mæɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ US
/-pəl/ US
/-pɑl/ US
/ˈmæɹ.iu-/ US
/mɛɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ US
/meɹ.iˈuː.poʊl/ US
/ˈmɛɹ.iu-/ US
/ˈmeɹ.iu-/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ukrainian Маріу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Russian Мариу́поль (Mariúpolʹ), from Greek Μαριούπολη (Marioúpoli), from being named after the Virgin Mary, Empress Maria Feodorovna, the Crimean Greek city of Mariampol, from Μαρία (María) + πόλη (póli).

proper noun

A city in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine, on the shore of the Sea of Azov, of the Black Sea. The empreſs defrayed the expences of their tranſport from the Krim, and aſſigned to them a conſiderable tract of country bordering on the Solonoya and the ſea of Azof : the merchants, however, and the trading part of the colony were ſent to the newly-erected towns of Ekatarinoſlaf and Mariupol.
An urban hromada of Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Donbas, in southeastern Ukraine, established in June 2020.
A raion of Donetsk Oblast, Donbas, in southeastern Ukraine, established in June 2020.

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name city

Español	Mariúpol
한국어	마리우폴 Mariupol
日本語	マリウポリ Mariupori
中文	馬里烏波爾 /马里乌波尔 Mǎlǐwūbō'ěr, 馬里波 Mǎlǐbō
हिन्दी	मारियूपोल māriyūpol
Português	Mariupol
Français	Marioupol
Deutsch	Mariupol
Italiano	Mariopoli, Mariupol', Marijupil', Babasara
Ελληνικά	Μαριούπολη Marioúpoli
Русский	Мариу́поль Mariúpolʹ
العربية	مَارِيُوبُول māriyūbūl

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@misc{mariupol_2026,
  title = {Mariupol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mariupol},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}