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Kharkov

[ kahr-kawf, -kof; Russian khahr-kuhf ]
/ ˈkɑr kɔf, -kɒf; Russian ˈxɑr kəf /

noun

a city in NE Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine.

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