Kherson

English

Kherson Oblast

Kherson Raion

Etymology

From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/, /xɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/, /hɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/
Hyphenation: Kher‧son

Proper noun

Kherson

A port city, the administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper; administrative centre of Kherson province, seat of the Kherson district.
A district, a raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also claimed by Russia.
A province, an oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson

Derived terms

Khersonian
Khersonite

Translations

city in Ukraine

Arabic: خِيرْسُون‎ f (ḵersōn)
Armenian: Խերսոն (hy) (Xerson)
Belarusian: Херсо́н m (Xjersón), Хэрсо́н m (Xersón)
Bengali: খেরসন (kherśôn)
Bulgarian: Херсо́н m (Hersón)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 赫爾松／赫尔松 (zh) (Hè'ěrsōng)
Czech: Cherson m
Danish: Kherson
Dutch: Cherson n
Estonian: Herson
French: Kherson (fr) m
Georgian: ხერსონი (xersoni)
German: Cherson (de) n
Greek: Χερσώνα (el) f (Chersóna)
Hebrew: חרסון‎
Hindi: ख़ेरसॉन m (xersŏn)
Hungarian: Herszon
Japanese: ヘルソン (Heruson)
Korean: 헤르손 (Hereuson)
Latvian: Hersona f
Lithuanian: Chersonas m
Persian: خرسون‎ (xersôn)
Polish: Chersoń (pl) f
Portuguese: Kherson
Russian: Херсо́н (ru) m (Xersón)
Slovak: Cherson m
Slovene: Herson m
Spanish: Jersón (es)
Ukrainian: Херсо́н (uk) m (Xersón)

oblast in Ukraine

Belarusian: Херсо́нская во́бласць f (Xjersónskaja vóblascʹ)
Polish: Obwód chersoński m
Russian: Херсо́нская о́бласть (ru) f (Xersónskaja óblastʹ)
Ukrainian: Херсо́нщина f (Xersónščyna), Херсо́нська о́бласть f (Xersónsʹka óblastʹ)

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