chernobyl

Cher·no·byl

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chur-noh-buh l; Russian chyir-naw-bil]
- /tʃɜrˈnoʊ bəl; Russian tʃyɪrˈnɔ bɪl/
- /ʧərˈnəʊbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chur-noh-buh l; Russian chyir-naw-bil]
- /tʃɜrˈnoʊ bəl; Russian tʃyɪrˈnɔ bɪl/

Definitions of chernobyl word

noun chernobyl a town in N Ukraine; site of a nuclear power station accident in 1986 3
noun chernobyl city in NC Ukraine: site of a nuclear power plant where a serious accident occurred in 1986 3
noun chernobyl a city in N Ukraine, 80 mi. NW of Kiev: nuclear-plant accident 1986. 1
noun chernobyl (by extension) A major nuclear-energy accident. 0

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chernobyl popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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