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noun
A planned city built to facilitate the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant or other nuclear facility in the Soviet Union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Soviet Union
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Russian атомгра́д (atomgrád), from а́том (átom, “atom”) + град (grad, “city”).
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