Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voroshilovgrad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: voroshilov-grad
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”).

Etymology

Soviet-era name in honour of Kliment Voroshilov. The city was given this name in 1935, renamed back to Lugansk in 1958, and then given this name again in 1970.

Questions

What does voroshilovgrad mean?: Former name of Luhansk (“Ukrainian city”).
Where does voroshilovgrad come from?: Soviet-era name in honour of Kliment Voroshilov. The city was given this name in 1935, renamed back to Lugansk in 1958, and then given this name again in 1970.

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