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bukovina

/bˌukɔvˈɪnɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
bukov-ina
IPA
/bˌukɔvˈɪnɑ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.

Etymology

From a Slavic language, literally, “beech forest”, see Russian Букови́на (Bukovína) for more.

Inflected Forms

Bucovina (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bukovinan Bukovinian

Questions

How do you pronounce bukovina?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˌukɔvˈɪnɑ/.
What does bukovina mean?
A historical region of Eastern Europe on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.
Where does bukovina come from?
From a Slavic language, literally, “beech forest”, see Russian Букови́на (Bukovína) for more.

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