Tschernobyl

Tschernobyl

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛʁnobɪl/, /tʃɛʁˈnɔbɪl/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Proper noun

    Tschernobyl n (proper noun, genitive Tschernobyls or (optionally with an article) Tschernobyl)

    1. Chernobyl (a city in Ukraine)
    2. the 1986 nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl

    Noun

    Tschernobyl n (strong, genitive Tschernobyls or Tschernobyl, plural Tschernobyls or Tschernobyl)

    1. a major nuclear catastrophe
      Synonym: Super-GAU

    See also

    • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1986
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