Chernobyl

(c̸her nōbəl)

city in NC Ukraine: site of a nuclear power plant where a serious accident occurred in 1986

See Chernobyl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of north-central Ukraine near the border of Belarus. It was evacuated and remains uninhabited as a result of a major nuclear power plant accident nearby on April 16, 1986.

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