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Chernobyl

Cher no byl |CHirˈnōbil, CHərˈnōbəl tʃərˈnoʊbəl | a town near Kiev in Ukraine where an accident at a nuclear power station in April 1986 resulted in serious radioactive contamination in Ukraine, Belarus, and other parts of Europe.

 

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Chernobyl

Chernobyl |tʃəˈnɒbɪl, -ˈnəʊbɪl | a town near Kiev in Ukraine where, in April 1986, an accident at a nuclear power station resulted in a serious escape of radioactive material.