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/zhi taw"myirdd/, n.a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev. 244,000.
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Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive — The Zhitomir–Berdichev Offensive operation ( ru. Житомирско Бердичевская наступательная операция) was a part of the strategic offensive of the Red Army in the right bank (western) Ukrainian SSR. The offensive operation was conducted by the forces … Wikipedia
Zhitomir — geographical name see Zhytomyr … New Collegiate Dictionary
Zhitomir — Zhi•to•mir [[t]ʒɪˈtoʊ mɪər[/t]] n. geg a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev. 296,000 … From formal English to slang
Zhitomir — /zhi taw myirdd/, n. a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev. 244,000 … Useful english dictionary
Lutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz — Diocese of Lutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz (LUCEORIENSIS, ZYTOMIRIENSIS, ET CAMENECENSIS). Diocese located in Little Russia. Its present territory extends over the Governments… … Catholic encyclopedia
AARON OF ZHITOMIR — (d. 1817), ḥasidic preacher in Zhitomir and other communities in Russia. His homilies on the weekly portions (parashiyyot) were recorded by his pupil Levi of Zhitomir and published in Toledot Aharon (Berdichev, 1817). In these, Aaron refrains… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Lutzk, Zhitomir, and Kamenetz, Diocese of — • Diocese located in Little Russia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
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