chernivtsi

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Definition of chernivtsi in English English dictionary

Chernivtsi province (oblast), in south-western Ukraine

A city on the Prut river in the Bukovyna region of Ukraine, administrative centre of Chernivtsi province

Synonyms

chernovtsy, cernăuţi, csernovic, czernowitz, chernivtsi oblast

Etymology

() From Ukrainian Чернівці (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Čern’). Compare чорний (čórnyj, “black”).