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Zhytomyr

American  
[zhi-toh-mir, zhi-taw-mir] / ʒɪˈtoʊ mɪr, ʒɪˈtɔ mɪr /
Or Zhytomur

  1. a city in central Ukraine, west of Kyiv.

Example Sentences

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"Emergency power cuts are currently in effect in Kyiv city, Kyiv region, Cherkasy region, Chernivtsi region, Zhytomyr region, and Kharkiv region," it said at 1146 GMT.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Emergency services were deployed across Ukraine, including in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Kherson and Dnipro regions.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Trypilska serves the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2024

The group had evacuated the orphans last year from Zhytomyr, Ukraine.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2023

His grandparents were from Zhytomyr in Ukraine, and he was born and raised in Chelyabinsk, in Russia.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

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