Kharkov

[ kahr-kawf, -kof; Russian khahr-kuh f ]

/ ˈkɑr kɔf, -kɒf; Russian ˈxɑr kəf /

noun

a city in NE Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine.

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Example sentences from the Web for kharkov

Did she mention to you, or either of them mention to you, that Marina went to Kharkov on a vacation at one time?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did you know or did she tell you she had relatives in Kharkov?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (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?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
What was the occasion for your traveling to Kharkov in 1961?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Twenty-one persons were arrested in Kief, and almost as many in Kharkov, and still Nihilism was not stamped out.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith

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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