Meanings
alternative Zakarpatia · alternative Zakarpattya · alternative Zakarpattia · alternative Zakarpats'ka
- alternativeAlternative form of Zakarpattia: an oblast in western Ukraine.
- historicalCarpathian Ruthenia, a historic region in the Carpathian Mountains in the west of Ukraine, eastern Slovakia, southeastern Poland, and northwestern Romania.
Synonyms: Transcarpathia, Transcarpatia, Transcarpathian Oblast, Zakarpatye Oblast, Zakarpatia Oblast, Zakarpattia Oblast, Zakarpattya Oblast
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounCarpathian Ruthenia, a historic region in the Carpathian Mountains in the west of Ukraine, eastern Slovakia, southeastern Poland, and northwestern Romania.
Origin
- RussianЗакарпатье“Transcarpathia”
- EnglishZakarpatye
From Russian Закарпатье (Zakarpatʹje, “Transcarpathia”), from за- (za-, “beyond”) + Карпа́ты (Karpáty, “Carpathians”) + -ье (-ʹje, “denoting a place”).
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Zakarpatye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zakarpatye
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