Chernivtsi

English

Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Raion

Alternative forms

  • (from Russian) Chernovtsy
  • Cernăuţi, Csernovic, Czernowitz (historical)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/, /t͡ʃəˈniːvtsi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəɹnivˈtsi/, /t͡ʃəɹˈnivtsi/
  • Hyphenation: Cher‧niv‧tsi

Proper noun

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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