kharkov

/ˈkɑɹkəv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

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"As a schoolboy in the Soviet Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv, (it was then spelled Kharkov in line with the all-permeating 'Russification'), I was a railway buff."

From Russian Ха́рьков (Xárʹkov). See Kharkiv.

Kharkiv

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How do you pronounce kharkov?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹkəv/.

What does kharkov mean?

Alternative form of Kharkiv.

Where does kharkov come from?

It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce kharkov

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