Bukovina

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proper noun

A historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Bucovina

  1. A historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.

Origin

  1. Slavic
  2. EnglishBukovina

From a Slavic language, literally, “beech forest”, see Russian Букови́на (Bukovína) for more.

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Translations

French Bucovine
  • Bucovinehistorical region
German Bukowina, Buchenland
  • Bukowinahistorical region
  • Buchenlandhistorical region
Greek Βουκοβίνα
  • Βουκοβίνα (Voukovína)historical region
Hungarian Bukovina
  • Bukovinahistorical region
Polish Bukowina
  • Bukowinahistorical region
Romanian Bucovina
  • Bucovinahistorical region
Russian Буковина
  • Буковинаhistorical region
Ukrainian Буковина
  • Буковина (Bukovyna)historical region
Cite this entry
APA

Bukovina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukovina

MLA

“Bukovina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukovina. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bukovina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bukovina.

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