Etymology

Chernivtsi

Cher·niv·tsi
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Today it means: A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river. Full definition →

Ukrainian Чернівці́
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromЧернівці́
  2. English todayChernivtsi

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

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