Chernovtsy
[chyir-nuhf-tsi] /tʃyɪr nʌfˈtsɪ/
noun
1.
Russian name of .
/Russian tʃɪrnafˈtsi/
noun
1.
a city in Ukraine on the Prut River: formerly under Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Romanian rule; part of the Soviet Union (1947–91). Pop: 237 000 (2005 est) German name Czernowitz Romanian name Cernăuţi
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