English Explanatory Dictionary

Chernivtsi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/ /t͡ʃəˈniːvtsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chernivtsi.wav /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/ /t͡ʃəɹˈnivtsi/

Word forms

Chernivtsi Chernovtsy Cernăuţi Csernovic Czernowitz Chernowitz

Etymology

From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).

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