Lviv

• L'viv
• L'vov, Lvov (from Russian)

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 (Lʹvow), 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.

• IPA^(key): /ləˈviːv/

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Lviv

1. A city and raion, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
2. An oblast in western Ukraine.

• L'vov, L’vov, Lvov (from Russian)
• Lwów, Lwow, L'wow (from Polish)

(city):

• Lemberg (historical) (from German)
• Leopolis (historical) (from Latin)

(oblast):

• Lemberg region (now rare), Lviv Oblast

• (city): Lviv on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (raion): Lviv Raion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (oblast): Lviv Oblast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (hromada): Lviv urban hromada on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Lvov

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

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Lviv n

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

• Lviv on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

• Lvov

Lviv ?

1. Lviv (a city, the administrative center of Lviv urban hromada, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)

   Synonyms: Lemberga, Leópolis

   1. Lviv (an oblast in western Ukraine)

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv).

Lviv

1. Lviv (a city in Ukraine)