Chernovtsy

[ Russian chyir-nuhf-tsi ]

noun

1. the Russian name of Chernivtsi.

Chernovtsy

/ 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 nameCzernowitz Romanian nameCernăuţi

Example Sentences

Born in the Soviet city of Chernovtsy — once a center of Yiddish culture and now the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi — in 1989, he came to Germany at 3 with his mother and grandmother.

From New York Times

"Jews must get out quickly," says Emi Spielman, who arrived from Chernovtsy two weeks ago.

From Time Magazine Archive