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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