Kherson

American  

[ker-sawn, ker-sawn, khyir-sawn] / kɛrˈsɔn, ˈkɛrˌsɔn, xyɪrˈsɔn /

noun

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

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Kherson British  

/ xɪrˈsɔn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Smolyak, who worked as a medic for more than 25 years, fled his home in the southern Kherson region when Russia invaded nearly four years ago.

From Barron's

Viktor Butenko fled Kherson after living for nine months under Russian occupation and settled in Bashtanka in December 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal

Railway drivers entering the city of Kherson now wear helmets for protection, Pertsovsky said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He became a driver in a reconnaissance unit and witnessed some of the most intense battles, including the liberation of Kherson.

From BBC

The plan also includes freezing the borders of Ukraine's southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions along the current battle lines.

From BBC