Molotschna

M3O1L1O1T1S1C3H4N1A1

proper noun

A village (or colony of several villages) founded by German- / Mennonite Low German-speaking Mennonites in 1804 in what is now Ukraine.

OriginUkrainian Моло́чна →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village (or colony of several villages) founded by German- / Mennonite Low German-speaking Mennonites in 1804 in what is now Ukraine.

Origin

  1. UkrainianМоло́чна
  2. EnglishMolotschna

Via Plautdietsch or German, from Ukrainian Моло́чна (Molóčna), the name of the Molochna River which flows past it.

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Translations

Russian Моло́чная
  • Моло́чная (Molóčnaja)Translations
Ukrainian Моло́чна
  • Моло́чна (Molóčna)Translations
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APA

Molotschna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molotschna

MLA

“Molotschna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molotschna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Molotschna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Molotschna.

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