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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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But the anger that just exploded in Lviv suggests that the need is urgent.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"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

The conference was organised by Iron Cluster, a group of defence groups operating out of Lviv.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Once they were registered, the families with their bags and their pets were bused to Lozova station, to board a long train heading for Lviv in western Ukraine.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

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