Chernivtsi

[ cher-niv-tsee; Ukrainian cher-nee-vtsee ]

1. a city in southwestern Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.

Example Sentences

Residents and city workers observe a moment of silence in the central square in Chernivtsi, in southwest Ukraine, to honor those killed in the war.Credit...

From New York Times

Jeffrey Gettleman recently visited Chernivtsi and was struck by the city’s 19th-century beauty and sense of peace.

From New York Times

Every morning at the stroke of nine, in the western Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi, the entire town square comes to a standstill for a moment of silence to mourn the war dead.

From New York Times

In the village of Zadubrivka in the western Chernivtsi region, furious local residents forced their way in and evicted the UOC from the local church after they said priests refused to admit a funeral procession for a fallen soldier into the church, public broadcaster Suspilne reported.

From Reuters

With special permission from the Ukrainian government to travel to the country, he and his team, based mostly in the Chernivtsi region, teach workshops on how to listen and allow others to process their feelings.

From Seattle Times