Kherson.
A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
Meaning & usage
A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro. A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro. An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro. An urban hromada of Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro. A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State, established in 1803, abolished in 1920.
Where this word comes from
From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).
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