Kherson

[ ker-sawn, ker-sawn; Russian khyir-sawn ]

/ kɛrˈsɔn, ˈkɛrˌsɔn; Russian xyɪrˈsɔn /

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noun

a port in southern Ukraine, on the Dnieper River, on the Black Sea.

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Words nearby Kherson

Khayyám, khazi, kheda, khedive, Khelat, Kherson, khidmatgar, Khimki, Khingan Mountains, Khios, Khirbet Qumran

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How to use Kherson in a sentence

Today we are making this choice, the citizens of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the residents of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions have made this choice.
Putin slams LGBTQ people in Ukraine annexation speech|Brody Levesque|October 4, 2022|Washington Blade
Putin’s army holds Kherson, whatever is left of Mariupol, all the intervening territory, and now not only Luhansk and Donetsk but the entire Donbas Oblast.
Ukraine Is in Worse Shape than You Think|Suriya Jayanti|May 14, 2022|Time
Their first move will likely be a quick drive through Zaporizhia and Kherson toward… Crimea.
Ravenous Russia? Thirsty Crimea.|Oleg Shynkarenko, Will Cathcart|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ceremony was performed at Kherson; soon after the bride arrived and the marriage took place in the same city.
The Story of Russia|R. Van Bergen, M.A.

When he returned to Kief, he carried with him the priests and sacred ornaments taken from the churches of Kherson.
The Story of Russia|R. Van Bergen, M.A.
Even the girls were given books in Odessa and Kherson, as the rock to build their lives on, and not as an ornament for idleness.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
The two imperial suites were soon united, and they swept on, a glittering cavalcade, to Kherson.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power|John S. C. Abbott
Straightway they proceeded to his estate at Kherson, and M. de Hell set to work on the necessary plans.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century|W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for Kherson

Kherson

/ (Russian xɪrˈsɔn) /

noun

a port in S Ukraine on the Dnieper River near the Black Sea: shipyards. Pop: 320 000 (2005 est)

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