Bukovina
Bucovina.
a region in E central Europe, formerly a district in N Romania: now divided between Romania and Ukraine. 4031 sq. mi. (10,440 sq. km).
Historical Examples
Area Handbook for Romania Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
World’s War Events, Vol. II Various
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 Various
Raemaekers’ Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 Raemaekers
Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule Various
The Childrens’ Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) James Edward Parrott
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various
The Childrens’ Story of the War, Volume 4 (of 10) James Edward Parrott
Dracula Bram Stoker
A Short History of the Great War A. F. Pollard
noun
a region of E central Europe, part of the NE Carpathians: the north was seized by the Soviet Union (1940) and later became part of Ukraine; the south remained Romanian
noun
a variant spelling of Bukovina
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