Zhitomir

English

Alternative forms

Zhytomyr
Żytomierz

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Жито́мир (Žitómir), after a legendary Slavic prince. Compare Ukrainian Жито́мир (Žytómyr).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Zhi‧to‧mir

Proper noun

Zhitomir

A city in Ukraine, administrative centre of Zhytomyr province.
Zhytomyr province (oblast), in north-western Ukraine.

Usage notes

The Ukrainianized spelling Zhytomyr is less common.

Synonyms

(province): Zhitomyr Oblast

Translations

city

Belarusian: Жыто́мір m (Žytómir)
Czech: Žytomyr m, Žitomír m
Danish: Zjytomyr, Zjitomir
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Zjytomyr m

Nynorsk: Zjytomyr m

Polish: Żytomierz (pl) m
Russian: Жито́мир (ru) m (Žitómir)
Rusyn: Жытомир m (Žŷtomyr)
Slovak: Žytomyr m
Ukrainian: Жито́мир (uk) m (Žytómyr)
Yiddish: זשיטאָמיר‎ (zhitomir)

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