Chernobyl

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(chûr nō′bəl; Russ. chyir nô′bil)


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Cher•no•byl  (chûr nō′bəl; Russ. chyir nô′bil),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in N Ukraine, 80 mi. NW of Kiev: nuclear-plant accident 1986.

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Chernobyl / tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl -ˈnɒbəl/
  1. a town in N Ukraine; site of the world's worst nuclear power station accident (1986), caused by a reactor explosion resulting in radioactive contamination of the atmosphere across the western part of the Soviet Union and into Europe; an exclusion zone 2,600 sq km (1,000 sq mi) exists around the site although some tourism is allowed in the nearby abandoned city of Prypiat and its surroundings
    Ukrainian name: Chornobyl
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