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Chernigov

American  
[chur-nee-gawf, -gof, chyir-nyee-guhf] / tʃɜrˈni gɔf, -gɒf, tʃyɪrˈnyi gəf /

noun

  1. the Russian name for Chernihiv.


Chernigov British  
/ ˈtʃɜːnɪɡɒf /

noun

  1. a city in N central Ukraine, on the River Desna: tyres, pianos, consumer goods. Pop: 308 000 (2005 est)

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Moscow time and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Mariupol.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Civilians leaving the cities of Kyiv, Chernigov and Kharkiv would travel to Russia, some via Belarus, Interfax news agency reported, citing a statement by a Russian committee charged with humanitarian coordination in Ukraine.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2022

“We will barricade the president’s administration,” said Vitali Fedotov, a City Council member from Chernigov, resting beside a stack of tent poles and a roll of canvas he had just carried.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2013

The occasion was a letter to the editor from an obscure party functionary in the Ukrainian city of Chernigov.

From Time Magazine Archive

GORCHAKOV, or Gortchakoff, a noble Russian family, descended from Michael Vsevolodovich, prince of Chernigov, who, in 1246, was assassinated by the Mongols.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various