Mykolayiv

or My·ko·la·iv

[ mik-uh-lah-yif; Ukrainian mee-koh-lah-yiv ]

noun
  1. a city in southern Ukraine, in the southwestern part, on the Bug River.

  • Russian Russian, Ni·ko·la·yev, Ni·ko·la·ev [nik-uh-lah-yuhf; Russian nyi-kuh-lah-yif] /ˌnɪk əˈlɑ yəf; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪf/ .
  • Formerly Ver·no·le·ninsk [vur-nl-uh-ninsk; Russian vyir-nuh-lyi-nyeensk] /ˌvɜr nl əˈnɪnsk; Russian vyɪr nə lyɪˈnyinsk/ .
  • Also Mu·ko·la·iv .

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