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luhansk

/luːˈhænsk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
Lu-hansk
IPA
/luːˈhænsk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the administrative capital of Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, former administrative capital of the eponymous provonce.

name

An urban hromada in the Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk

name

A raion of Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk. The district is not recognized in Luhansk by the separatist government, as it was imposed from Kiev, which was not in control of the region at the time of its formation.

name

An oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Sievierodonetsk; former seat: Luhansk (prior to the Donbas War, where Russia occupied and set up puppet countries)

name

A country in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine. Seat: Luhansk; occupying 1/3 of the province, but claiming all the province, before the Russian invasion of all of Ukraine in 2022.

Etymology

From Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk), a hydronym.

Inflected Forms

Luhans’k (alternative) Luhans'k (alternative) Luhanske (alternative) Lugansk (alternative) Lugans’k (alternative) Lugans'k (alternative)

Derived Forms

LPR

Phrases

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk People's Republic Luhansk Raion Luhansk Region

Frequently Paired Words

Luhanshchina Luhanshchyna Luhanske Crimea Donetsk

Synonyms

Voroshilovgrad Voroshylovhrad Luhansk City Luhanske City Luganskiy Zavod Lugansk Raion Luhansk Raion Lugansk Oblast Luhanshchyna Luhansk Oblast Voroshilovgrad Oblast Voroshilovhrad Oblast

Questions

How do you pronounce luhansk?
The recorded pronunciation is /luːˈhænsk/.
What does luhansk mean?
A city, the administrative capital of Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast in the Donbas region, in eastern Ukraine, former administrative capital of the eponymous provonce.
Where does luhansk come from?
From Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk), a hydronym.

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