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Lviv

American  
[lveev] / lviv /
  1. a city in western Ukraine: formerly in Poland.


Lviv British  
/ lvif /

noun

  1. the Ukrainian name for Lvov

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It is an incredible support for the energy system in difficult times," Greenpeace coordinator Marine Abramyan told AFP from the Oriv wind farm, in Ukraine's western Lviv region.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

There were mothers and grandmothers in Lviv watering the flowers on fresh graves in a swiftly expanding military cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

"There is a huge interest," military expert Yury Fedorenko told the audience at the recent Drone Autonomy conference, held in an undisclosed location in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Lviv regional head Maksym Kozytskyi said the Bernardine monastery, a 16th-Century Unesco site, was damaged.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

But it's not impossible that allies could discuss alternatives such as creating a safe zone in the west of the country or opening up Lviv airport, as a precursor to a ceasefire.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

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