Mykolaiv
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From Ukrainian Микола́їв (Mykolájiv) (cognate with Russian Никола́ев (Nikolájev)), from Микола́й (Mykoláj, “Nicholas”) (cognate with Russian Никола́й (Nikoláj)), commemorating the fall of the Turkish fortress of Ochakov/Ochakiv on St Nicholas’ day, December 6, 1789.
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Mykolaiv
- A shipbuilding city, the administrative centre of Mykolaiv Oblast and Mykolaiv Raion, on the Buh river in southern Ukraine.
- 2022 March 4, John Branch, “He Won an Olympic Silver for Ukraine. Now He’s Hiding in a Kyiv Garage.”, in The New York Times[1]:
- He is worried for his parents, who live in Mykolaiv, a port city on the Black Sea where Abramenko was raised. It sits between the occupied city of Kherson and Odessa, expected to be a key target of the Russians.
- A raion of Mykolaiv Oblast, in southern Ukraine. Seat: Mykolaiv.
- An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Mykolaiv.
- A town in Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
- A raion of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. Seat: Mykolaiv.
Translations[edit]
a city in Ukraine
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