Chernivtsi
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (from Russian) Chernovtsy
- Cernăuţi, Csernovic, Czernowitz (historical)
Etymology
[edit]From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/, /t͡ʃəˈniːvtsi/
- (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/, /t͡ʃəɹˈnivtsi/
- Hyphenation: Cher‧niv‧tsi
Proper noun
[edit]Chernivtsi
- A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
- An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.
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