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  2. Lviv definition: a city in western Ukraine. See examples of LVIV used in a sentence.

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    Alternative forms

    1. L’viv, L'viv 2. L'vov, Lvov (from Russian)

    Etymology

    From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia(ca. 1228 – ca. 1301). Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvoŭ), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ləˈviːv/

    Alternative forms

    1. Lvov

    Etymology

    From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv); the form in -ov is from Russian Львов (Lʹvov).

    Proper noun

    Lviv n 1. Lviv, a city, raion and oblast in Ukraine.

    Etymology

    From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv).

    Proper noun

    Lviv 1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)

  3. Answer: Lviv, Ukraine’s official capital of culture. Ad Feedback. Never heard of it? You’re not alone. With its independent coffee houses and traditional chocolatiers, Lviv looks,...

  4. Feb 25, 2022 · So, Lviv or Lvov or both? The only conclusion to be drawn from the above is that transliterations of Ukrainian names should be used in other languages according to the aforementioned UN’s place-name policy recommendation. Lviv, then.

  5. Define Lviv. Lviv synonyms, Lviv pronunciation, Lviv translation, English dictionary definition of Lviv. or Lviv or L'vov or Lvov A city of west-central Ukraine near the Polish border. Founded in 1256, it was captured by Poland in 1349, ceded to Austria in...

  6. Jun 5, 2021 · June 5, 2021. A look at Lviv’s territorial expansion and annexation of former manorial farms. Most people are familiar with how Lviv got its name — founder King Danylo of Halych named the city in honor of his son Lev (“lion”). But what about the names of Lviv’s neighborhoods?

  7. May 2, 2024 · Russian: Lvov. Lviv. Town hall in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv, city, western Ukraine, on the Roztochchya Upland. Founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Daniel Romanovich of Galicia, Lviv has historically been the chief centre of Galicia, a region now divided between Ukraine and Poland.

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