Definitions for kherson
kɛrˈsɔnkher·son

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1. Khersonnoun

   A port city on the Dnieper in Ukraine, administrative centre of Kherson province.

2. Khersonnoun

   Kherson province (oblast), in southern Ukraine.

3. Etymology: From Херсон, named in memory of colony of Χερσόνησος. Compare Russian Херсонес, Old East Slavic Корсунь, Ukrainian Херсон.

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1. Kherson

   Kherson (Ukrainian: Херсо́н, pronounced [xerˈsɔn] (listen)) is a port city of Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located on the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home of a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. In 2021, the city had an estimated population of 283,649.From March to November 2022, the city was occupied by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces recaptured the city on 11 November 2022.

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1. Kherson

   Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast, and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry. The current estimated population is 329,000.

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1. Kherson

   on the Dnieper, 19 m. from the sea and 60 m. E. of Odessa; capital of the Russian government of Kherson; has been surpassed in importance by Odessa; its trade is in timber, and industries are soap-making, brewing, and wool-cleansing.

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1. kherson

   An ancient Dorian colony, which came under the sway of the great Mithridates about 120 B.C., and afterwards of that of Rome in 30. It continued important, and its possession was long disputed by the Russians and Greeks. It was taken by Vladimir, grand duke of Russia, in 988. The city was destroyed by the Lithuanians; and the Turks found it deserted when they took possession of the Crimea in 1475.

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1. kherson

   Khers means "bear" in Persian Language and "Kherson" means "Bears" in very old Persian Language which was used by Lor tribes and old cities in Southern part of Iran close to Shusha and Dezful and Ezeh where Cyrus the great came from.

   
   

   Submitted by digitalcitycenter on March 4, 2022  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kherson in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kherson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of kherson in a Sentence

1. Justin Bronk:

   The focus for the Russians very much is still in that small area( in the Donbas), whereas for the Ukrainians it seems to be pushing forwards and creating a breakthrough in Kherson.

2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   Investigators have already documented more than 400 Russian war crimes, the bodies of both civilians and military personnel are being found, in the Kherson region, the Russian army left behind the same atrocities as in other regions of our country, where it was able to enter.

3. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   The occupiers tried to gain a foothold there [in Kherson], their collaborators made various brazen statements, which in Russian are called the very apt word ‘shapkozakidatelstvo’ (false forecasts)... But how did it help them? The Armed Forces of Ukraine are advancing step by step in the region.

4. Mikhail Velichko:

   All security forces and the regional administration were evacuated in advance. Ukraines Kherson was abandoned, this not only led to the absence of Ukrainian authorities in the regional center, but also endangered the safety of the residents of Ukraines Kherson, who were left to fend for themselves.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kherson
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kherson
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kherson
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Kherson
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html