# Chernivtsi

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /t͡ʃəniːvˈtsiː/

## Definitions
1. A city, administrative centre, and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast in the Bukovyna region, Ukraine, on the Prut river.
2. An oblast in southwestern Ukraine.

## Etymology
From Ukrainian Чернівці́ (Černivcí), from the legendary name Чернь (Černʹ). Compare чорний (čornyj, “black”).

## Source
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