Poltava

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Poltava

/pɔ(ː)lˈtavə/
/pɒlˈtavə/

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Borrowed from Ukrainian Полта́ва (Poltáva).

proper noun

A city, the administrative centre of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
Similar: Ltava, Poltawa
An urban hromada of Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
A raion of Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.
An oblast in east-central Ukraine.

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name city

中文	波爾塔瓦 /波尔塔瓦 Bō'ěrtǎwǎ
Português	Poltava
Français	Poltava
Deutsch	Poltawa
Ελληνικά	Πολτάβα Poltáva
Русский	Полта́ва Poltáva

name oblast

Ελληνικά	Πολτάβα Poltáva
Русский	Полта́вская о́бласть Poltávskaja óblastʹ

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"Poltava." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poltava. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{poltava_2026,
  title = {Poltava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poltava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}