Chernivtsi
English
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
Proper noun
Chernivtsi
- A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
- An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.
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