Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chernobylian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cher-nobylian
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or resembling the city of Chernobyl or the 1986 nuclear accident that occurred there.

Example Sentences

"Or, to make the thought experiment somewhat more realistic, we might envision a future Chernobylian mishap in some European or Asian setting (a far from incredible scenario), and think about the form such an evacuation might take."

Etymology

From Chernobyl + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Chernobylian (comparative) most Chernobylian (superlative)

Questions

What does chernobylian mean?: Relating to or resembling the city of Chernobyl or the 1986 nuclear accident that occurred there.
Where does chernobylian come from?: From Chernobyl + -ian.

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