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kherson

/kɜːɹˈsɔn/

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What does kherson mean?

proper noun

  1. A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
  2. An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
  3. An urban hromada of Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, established in June 2020.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (historical) A former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State, established in 1803, abolished in 1920.

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IPA pronunciation

/kɜːɹˈsɔn/

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/xɜːɹˈsɔn/
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The leading; spring varieties of oats are the Sixty-Day, Kherson, Burt, and Swedish Select.
John Andreas WidtsoeDry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low RainfallProject Gutenberg ebook #4924