# Melitopol

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city and municipality of Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
2. A district, a raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Melitopol.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Меліто́поль (Melitópolʹ) and Russian Мелито́поль (Melitópolʹ), derived from Ancient Greek Μελιτόπολις (Melitópolis), compare modern Greek Μελιτόπολη (Melitópoli), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + πολις (polis, “city”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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