Zakarpats'ka
geographical name
Za·kar·pat·s'ka
| \ ˌzä-kər-ˈpät-skə
\
\
variants:
or formerly Carpathian Ruthenia \
kär-ˈpā-thē-ən-rü-ˈthē-nyə
, -nē-ə
\
or Ruthenia \
rü-ˈthē-nyə
, -nē-ə
\
, -nē-ə
\
or Ruthenia \
rü-ˈthē-nyə
, -nē-ə
\
Definition of Zakarpats'ka
region of western Ukraine south of the Carpathian Mountains capital Uzhgorod area 4942 square miles (12,800 square kilometers), population 1,258,264
Note: Zakarpats'ka was part of Hungary before 1918 from1939 to 1945. From 1918 to 1938, it was a province of Czechoslovakia.
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“Zakarpats'ka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zakarpats%27ka. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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