Chernigov

American  

[chur-nee-gawf, -gof, chyir-nyee-guhf] / tʃɜrˈni gɔf, -gɒf, tʃyɪrˈnyi gəf /

noun

1. the Russian name for Chernihiv.

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Chernigov British  

/ ˈtʃɜːnɪɡɒf /

noun

1. a city in N central Ukraine, on the River Desna: tyres, pianos, consumer goods. Pop: 308 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Security Council that Russia would carry out a cease-fire Tuesday morning and made the suggestion that humanitarian corridors leading away from Kyiv, Mariupol, Sumy and Chernigov could let people choose where they want to seek safety.

From Seattle Times

Moscow time and open humanitarian corridors to evacuate citizens from Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy and Mariupol.

From Washington Times

Civilians leaving the cities of Kyiv, Chernigov and Kharkiv would travel to Russia, some via Belarus, Interfax news agency reported, citing a statement by a Russian committee charged with humanitarian coordination in Ukraine.

From Reuters

Alexey Feodosievich Wangenheim was born in 1881 in the village of Krapivo in the Chernigov Province of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

From Los Angeles Times

No ISIS,” said a commenter who identified himself as Semyon Chernigov from the city of Engels, about 500 miles southeast of Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal