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Kharkiv

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Khar·kiv   (kär'kĭv', KHär'kēw')   
A city of northeast Ukraine east of Kiev. Founded in 1656, it was an important 17th-century frontier headquarters of Ukrainian Cossacks who were loyal to the Russian czars. Today it is a major industrial center and transportation hub. Population: 1,460,000.
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kharkiv

noun
a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine [syn: Kharkov
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