Chernobyl Definition

chər-nōbəl, -bĭl
pronoun

An abandoned city in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear accident.

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noun
(by extension) A major nuclear-energy accident.
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Other Word Forms of Chernobyl

Noun

Singular:
Chernobyl
Plural:
chernobyls

Origin of Chernobyl

  • From Russian Чернобыль (Černóbyl’), from чернобыль (černóbyl’, “mugwort”). Compare Ukrainian Чорнобиль (Čornóbyl’), from чорнобиль (čornóbýl’, “mugwort”), from чорнe (čórne, “black”, neuter) + билля (bylljá, “grass blades or stalks”).

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Chernobyl Sentence Examples

  • In April 1986, an explosion ripped through reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

  • This section of the website also runs a green glossary which explains things such as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.

  • Subsequently, birth defects as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, the U.S. defoliant used in Vietnam, and radiation exposure near the site of the Chernobyl disaster in Russia have left numerous children with malformed or absent limbs.

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