Kharkov
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Khar·kiv
(kär′kĭv′, KHär′kēo͝o′) or Khar·kov (kär′kôf′, KHär′kəf) A city of northeast Ukraine east of Kiev. Founded in the 1600s, it was an important frontier headquarters of Ukrainian Cossacks who were loyal to the Russian czars. Today it is a major industrial center and transportation hub.
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Kharkov
(Russian ˈxarjkəf)n
(Placename) a city in E Ukraine: capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1917–34); university (1805). Pop: 1 436 000 (2005 est)
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Khar•kov
(ˈkɑr kɔf, -kɒf)n.
a city in NE Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine. 1,618,000.
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Noun | 1. | Kharkov - a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine |
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