Kharkov

[ kahr-kawf, -kof; Russian khahr-kuhf ]

/ ˈkɑr kɔf, -kɒf; Russian ˈxɑr kəf /

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noun

the Russian name of Kharkiv.

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Words nearby Kharkov

Khanty, khapra beetle, kharif, Kharijite, Kharkiv, Kharkov, Khartoum, Khartoum North, Khasi, Khaskovo, khat

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How to use Kharkov in a sentence

Her next adversary was the Kharkov, a battle-ship nearly equal in guns and armor to herself, but not quite—by an inch.
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Was your vacation trip to Kharkov—was that a vacation, or did that result from any marital difficulty?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
If he had reported duly as he was required, could he have gone down to Kharkov or any other place that he might have wished to go?
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Did she mention to you, or either of them mention to you, that Marina went to Kharkov on a vacation at one time?
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By twice, you mean this time you have described before you went to Kharkov and the other time when you had the baby?
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British Dictionary definitions for Kharkov

Kharkov

/ (Russian ˈxarjkəf) /

noun

a city in E Ukraine: capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1917–34); university (1805). Pop: 1 436 000 (2005 est)

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