Lvov

American

[lvawf] / lvɔf /

noun

the Russian name of Lviv.

Lvov British

/ ljvɔf /

noun

German name: Lemberg. Polish name: Lwów. Ukrainian name: Lviv. an industrial city in W Ukraine: it has belonged to Poland (1340–1772; 1919–39), Austria (1772–1918), Germany (1939–45), and the Soviet Union (1945–91); Ukrainian cultural centre, with a university (1661). Pop: 719 000 (2005 est)

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“For now, it is just sanctions and no action,” said Yulia Sayko, 24, a medical student in Milan whose family live near Lvov, near the Polish border.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2022

Lvov, now Lviv in Ukraine, was a city fought over and conquered by Hapsburgs, Poles, Ukrainians and Russians.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Hundreds of reporters and television cameras are in Donetsk, Lvov, and other Ukrainian cities hosting matches.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 14, 2012

A Polish laborer hiding Jews in the sewers of Lvov.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012

Surely not in Kiev, or Lvov, or Warsaw.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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