Boiko

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/ˈbɔɪkɔː//ˈbɔɪkəʊ/

noun

Any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats.

OriginUkrainian бо́йко →
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Meanings

Boiko1

nounBoiko (plural Boiky or Boikos)

plural Boiky · plural Boikos · alternative Boyko

  1. Any member of an ethnolinguistic group native to the Carpathians’ Eastern Beskyds who speak a dialect of Rusyn and are thought to descend from the White Croats.
proper noun

alternative Boyko

  1. The dialect of Rusyn spoken natively by Boiky.

Boiko2

proper noun

alternative Boyko

  1. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бо́йко (Bójko)
    1. Dmytro Viktorovych Boiko (born 1986), Ukrainian sabre fencer

Origin

Boiko · noun, proper noun

  1. Ukrainianбо́йко
  2. EnglishBoiko

From Ukrainian бо́йко (bójko).

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Boiko · proper noun

Transliteration of Ukrainian Бо́йко (Bójko).

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Translations

Ukrainian бо́йко, верхови́нець
  • бо́йко (bójko)member of the ethnolinguistic group native to the Eastern Beskyds
  • верхови́нець (verxovýnecʹ)member of the ethnolinguistic group native to the Eastern Beskyds
  • Бо́йківський го́вір (Bójkivsʹkyj hóvir)dialect of Rusyn

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Boiko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boiko

MLA

“Boiko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boiko. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boiko,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boiko.

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