Mykolayiv
or My·ko·la·iv
[ mik-uh-lah-yif; Ukrainian mee-koh-lah-yiv ]
noun
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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How to use Mykolayiv in a sentence
The south Ukraine site, near Mykolayiv, houses three reactors, and is on the western side of Dnieper river.
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