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Chernobyl in French

Chernobyl in French is Tchernobyl — Chernobyl means a city in northern Ukraine, largely abandoned since the 1986 nuclear disaster there.

Chernobyl in French

Tchernobyl
proper noun
A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

What does "Chernobyl" mean?

  1. name A city in northern Ukraine, largely abandoned since the 1986 nuclear disaster there.
    "Tourists can now visit the exclusion zone around Chernobyl."
  2. name The 1986 nuclear accident and its aftermath.
    "The show dramatized the events of Chernobyl in gripping detail."
  3. noun By extension, any disastrous nuclear accident.
    "Critics warned the ageing reactor could become "the next Chernobyl"."
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Chernobyl in a sentence

  • Tourists can now visit the exclusion zone around Chernobyl.
  • The show dramatized the events of Chernobyl in gripping detail.
  • Critics warned the ageing reactor could become "the next Chernobyl".

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What is "Chernobyl" in French?

"Chernobyl" in French is Tchernobyl. Chernobyl means: A city in northern Ukraine, largely abandoned since the 1986 nuclear disaster there.

How do you use "Chernobyl" in a sentence?

Example: "Tourists can now visit the exclusion zone around Chernobyl." In French, "Chernobyl" is Tchernobyl.

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