Zaporizhia

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English

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Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Raion

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Etymology

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From the historical region of the same name, Ukrainian Запорі́жжя (Zaporížžja, place beyond the rapids), from за (za, beyond) + поро́ги (poróhy, rapids), plural of порі́г (poríh, river rapid, threshold). Compare Russian Запоро́жье (Zaporóžʹje).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒi.ə/, /ˌzɑːpəˈɹiːʒə/, /ˌzæpəˈɹiːʒə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zapo‧rizh‧ia

Proper noun

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Zaporizhia

  1. An industrial city on the Dnieper River in Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Raion, Zaporizhia Oblast, in south-central Ukraine.
  2. A municipality of Zaporizhia Raion, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Zaporizhia.
  3. A raion of Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Zaporizhia. It is also claimed by Russia.
  4. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Zaporizhia.
  5. (historical) A region south-central Ukraine; The region “beyond the rapids” in the lower reach of the river Dnieper in Ukraine, base of the Zaporozhian Cossacks.
  6. A village in Mykolaivka rural hromada, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

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