Chernivtsi

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English[edit]

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Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Raion

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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

  1. A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
  2. An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

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