Meanings
proper noun
alternative Volynia · alternative Wolhynia
- historicalA geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus.
- historicalA former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1566, disestablished in 1795.
- historicalA former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in 1795, disestablished in 1925. Seat: Zhytomyr.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
LodomeriaVolyn
Origin
- LatinVolhynia
- EnglishVolhynia
From Latin Volhynia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沃倫 /沃伦
- 沃倫 /沃伦 (Wòlún)region
Czech Volyň
- Volyňregion
Danish Volhynien
- Volhynienregion
Dutch Wolynië
- Wolyniëregion
French Volhynie, Volynie
- Volhynieregion
- Volynieregion
German Wolhynien
- Wolhynienregion
Latin Volhynia, Volhinia
- Volhyniaregion
- Volhiniaregion
Latvian Volīnija
- Volīnijaregion
Lithuanian Voluinė, Volynė
- Voluinėregion
- Volynėregion
Polish Wołyń
- Wołyńregion
Portuguese Volínia
- Volíniaregion
Romanian Volânia
- Volâniaregion
Russian Волы́нь
- Волы́нь (Volýnʹ)region
Ukrainian Воли́нь
- Воли́нь (Volýnʹ)region
Yiddish וואָלין
- וואָלין (volin)region
Cite this entry
APA
Volhynia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volhynia
MLA
“Volhynia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volhynia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Volhynia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volhynia.
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