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Lvov

American  
[lvawf] / lvɔf /

noun

  1. the Russian name of Lviv.


Lvov British  
/ ljvɔf /

noun

  1. German name: Lemberg.  Polish name: Lwów.  Ukrainian name: Lviv.  an industrial city in W Ukraine: it has belonged to Poland (1340–1772; 1919–39), Austria (1772–1918), Germany (1939–45), and the Soviet Union (1945–91); Ukrainian cultural centre, with a university (1661). Pop: 719 000 (2005 est)

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