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• a variation of Bucovina.

Bukovina

British  

/ ˌbuːkəˈviːnə /

noun

1. a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian

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Bukovina

Paul Antschel was born in 1920 in Czernowitz, the old capital of Bukovina, which was once Austro-Hungarian, then Romanian, now Ukrainian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Friday’s ceremony celebrated the 105th anniversary of Great Union Day of 1918 when modern-day Romania was formed after its unification with the neighboring regions of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

However, Ashkenazi Jewish foodways scholar Eve Jochnowitz noted that mamaliga technically originated in the region of Bukovina which, while a part of pre-World War II Romania, is now in Ukraine.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2022

I have my favorite writers I can recommend, like Maria Matios — she’s originally from Bukovina, near the border with Romania.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2022

“There is no carriage here. The Herr is not expected after all. He will now come on to Bukovina, and return to-morrow or the next day; better the next day.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker