Zakarpats'ka

geographical name

Za·kar·pat·s'ka | \ ˌzä-kər-ˈpät-skə

How to pronounce Zakarpats'ka (audio)

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variants: or formerly Carpathian Ruthenia \ kär-ˈpā-thē-ən-rü-ˈthē-nyə

How to pronounce Carpathian Ruthenia (audio)

, -nē-ə \ or Ruthenia \ rü-ˈthē-nyə

How to pronounce Ruthenia (audio)

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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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