Chernovtsy

[ Russian chyir-nuhf-tsi ]

noun
  1. the Russian name of Chernivtsi.

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Chernovtsy

/ (Russian tʃɪrnafˈtsi) /


noun
  1. a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est): German name: Czernowitz Romanian name: Cernăuţi

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