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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
2. 2
   An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cernăuţichernivtsi oblastchernovtsy

Etymology

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

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