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Chernigov

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

Chernigov Already by the rebel is besieged; Rescue the city and citizens.

From Boris Godunov: a drama in verse by Hayes, Alfred

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