Chernobyl

== English == === Alternative forms === Chornobyl (Ukraine) === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ). Ultimately from Russian чернобыль meaning "mugwort" or "wormwood". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/, /tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɚˈnoʊbəl/ Rhymes: -ɒbəl, -əʊbəl === Proper noun === Chernobyl A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster. (by extension) The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the location where the accident occurred. ==== Derived terms ==== Chernobyl syndrome Chernobylian Chernobylic chernobylite (the mineral) Chernobylite (a person from Chernobyl) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Chernobyl (plural Chernobyls) (by extension) A major nuclear-energy accident. === See also === Bhopal Fukushima Hiroshima == Italian == === Alternative forms === Cernobyl === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Черно́быль (Černóbylʹ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛr.no.bil/, /t͡ʃer.noˈbil/ Rhymes: -ɛrnobil, -il === Proper noun === Chernobyl ? Chernobyl (an abandoned city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, site of a major 1986 nuclear accident) === References === == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Chernobyl f alternative spelling of Chernobil