Meanings
- historicalA stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and located mostly in the region of Central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwestern Russia (at different points also incorporating the territories of the Zaporozhian Sich to the south), which existed between 1648 and 1764, although its administrative-judicial system persisted until 1781.
17th century Cossack Hetmanate established after uprising against Poles.
2004 November 24, Linda MacDonald, “Birth of a nation”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 20132 more examples
1649 The Cossack Hetmanate, in modern central Ukraine, is established following a rebellion against the Poles
2017 November 12, Julian Coman, “On the front line of Europe’s forgotten war in Ukraine”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2017Gogol’s next collection, Mirgorod (1835), included Taras Bulba, a hugely popular story about a Cossack and his sons who join the Zaporozhian Host in their war against Poland. This was the war that brought the Cossack Hetmanate, the “first Ukrainian state”, into union with Russia in 1654.
2022 March 6, Orlando Figes, “Five of the best books about Russia and Ukraine”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2022Synonyms: Zaporozhian Host
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and located mostly in the region of Central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwestern Russia (at different points also incorporating the territories of the Zaporozhian Sich to the south), which existed between 1648 and 1764, although its administrative-judicial system persisted until 1781.
Translations
Polish Hetmanat, Hetmańszczyzna
- Hetmanatstate
- Hetmańszczyznastate
Cite this entry
Cossack Hetmanate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cossack%20Hetmanate
“Cossack Hetmanate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cossack%20Hetmanate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cossack Hetmanate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cossack%20Hetmanate.
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