Chernobyl
n. city in Ukraine (site of a meltdown in a nuclear reactor in 1986); virus that spread through the Internet and caused destruction to many computer hard drives worldwide (Computers) | ||||
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Chernobyl
Noun
1. a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (16 April 1986)
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Ukraine, Ukrayina
Noun
1. a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (16 April 1986)
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Ukraine, Ukrayina
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Chernobyl
Chernobyl // (Chornobyl, , ) is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, in the Kiev Oblast (province) near the border with Belarus .
The city was evacuated in 1986 due to the incident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which is located 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) north-northwest. The power plant was named after the city, and located in Chernobyl Raion (district), but was not the residence of the power plant workers. At the time of the power plant's construction, a twin city of Chernobyl, Prypiat was built to be closer to the plant for workers.
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