English Explanatory Dictionary

Zakarpattia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An oblast in western Ukraine.
  2. Carpathian Ruthenia, a historic region in the Carpathian Mountains in then-westernmost of Ukraine, -eastern Slovakia, -southeastern Poland, and -northwestern Romania.

Pronunciation

/ˌzækɑːˈpætiə/ /ˌzɑːkɑːrˈpætiə/

Word forms

Zakarpattia Zakarpatia Zakarpattya Zakarpatye Zakarpats'ka

Etymology

From Ukrainian Закарпа́ття (Zakarpáttja, “Transcarpathia”), from за- (za-, “beyond”) + Карпа́ти (Karpáty, “Carpathians”) + -ття (-ttja, “denoting a place”).

Synonyms

Carpathian Rus Carpathian Ukraine Carpatho-Ukraine Subcarpathia Subcarpathian Rus Subcarpathian Ukraine Transcarpathia Transcarpathian Rus Transcarpathian Ukraine Transcarpatia Transcarpathian Oblast Zakarpatia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattya Oblast

Related words

Uzhhorod
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