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Chmielewski is a Polish surname meaning "one from the place of the hops". In other Slavic languages it may be transliterated as Khmelevsky, Khmelevskiy or Hmelevsky (masculine). The feminine form is Khmelevska or Hmelevska in Ukrainian and Khmelevskaya or Hmelevskaya in Russian. Notable people with the surname include:
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