"hero city" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hero cities [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Russian го́род-геро́й (górod-gerój). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|ru|го́род-геро́й}} Calque of Russian го́род-геро́й (górod-gerój) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hero city (plural hero cities)
  1. (historical) A city that received an honorary title for outstanding heroism, especially a Soviet city honored for heroism during World War II. This title existed in socialist Yugoslavia as well. Tags: historical Categories (place): Soviet Union
    Sense id: en-hero_city-en-noun-b64NyFNh Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. (historical) A city that received an honorary title for outstanding heroism, especially a Soviet city honored for heroism during World War II. This title existed in socialist Yugoslavia as well.
    (specific) A city honored by Ukraine for actions during the 2022 Russian invasion.
    Tags: historical, specific Categories (place): Soviet Union, Ukraine
    Sense id: en-hero_city-en-noun-bdMrb4Oy Disambiguation of Soviet Union: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ukraine: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50

Inflected forms

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