Kherson

English

Kherson Oblast

Kherson Raion

Etymology

From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/, /xɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/, /hɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/

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• Hyphenation: Kher‧son

Proper noun

Kherson

1. A port city, the administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper.
2. A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also claimed by Russia.
3. An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.

Derived terms

• Khersonian
• Khersonite

 

Translations

city in Ukraine

• Arabic: خِيرْسُون f (ḵersōn)
• Armenian: Խերսոն (hy) (Xerson)
• Belarusian: Херсо́н m (Xjersón), Хэрсо́н m (Xersón)
• Bengali: খেরসন (kherśôn)
• Bulgarian: Херсо́н m (Hersón)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赫爾松／赫尔松 (zh) (Hè'ěrsōng)

• Crimean Tatar: Herson
• Czech: Cherson m
• Danish: Kherson
• Dutch: Cherson n
• Esperanto: Ĥersono
• Estonian: Herson (et)
• French: Kherson (fr) m
• Georgian: ხერსონი (xersoni)
• German: Cherson (de) n
• Greek: Χερσώνα (el) f (Chersóna)
• Hebrew: חרסון
• Hindi: ख़ेरसॉन m (xersŏn)
• Hungarian: Herszon (hu)
• Japanese: ヘルソン (Heruson)
• Korean: 헤르손 (Hereuson)
• Latin: Chersona
• Latvian: Hersona f
• Lithuanian: Chersonas m
• Marathi: खेरसोन (kherson)
• Persian: خرسون (xersôn)
• Polish: Chersoń (pl) f
• Portuguese: Kherson, Quérson
• Russian: Херсо́н (ru) m (Xersón)
• Slovak: Cherson m
• Slovene: Herson m
• Spanish: Jersón (es)
• Turkish: Herson
• Ukrainian: Херсо́н (uk) m (Xersón)

oblast in Ukraine

• Belarusian: Херсо́нская во́бласць f (Xjersónskaja vóblascʹ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赫爾松州／赫尔松州 (Hè'ěrsōng Zhōu)

• Esperanto: ĥersona provinco, ĥersona oblasto
• Marathi: खेरसोन (kherson)
• Polish: Obwód chersoński m
• Russian: Херсо́нская о́бласть (ru) f (Xersónskaja óblastʹ)
• Ukrainian: Херсо́нщина f (Xersónščyna), Херсо́нська о́бласть f (Xersónsʹka óblastʹ)

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