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To: Fierce Allegiance

How long before someone writes that 'Chernobyl' means 'Wormwood' in Ukrainain?

It doesn't. In both Russian and Ukrainian wormwood is 'Gorkaya Polyn', and even the the verse from the Ukrainian Bible calls it 'Polyn'.

31 posted on 01/23/2006 11:32:00 AM PST by struwwelpeter

To: struwwelpeter

'Chernobyl' means 'Wormwood' in Ukrainain

32 posted on 01/23/2006 11:44:04 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Rapidly nearing the third quarter of life.)

To: struwwelpeter

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34 posted on 01/23/2006 11:44:20 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Rapidly nearing the third quarter of life.)

To: struwwelpeter

It doesn't. In both Russian and Ukrainian wormwood is 'Gorkaya Polyn', and even the the verse from the Ukrainian Bible calls it 'Polyn'.

I looked that up myself years ago. So what does chernobyl mean? Black Bile?

52 posted on 01/23/2006 2:34:58 PM PST by Dumb_Ox (http://kevinjjones.blogspot.com)

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