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Bucovina

American  
[boo-kuh-vee-nuh, boo-kaw-vee-nah] / ˌbu kəˈvi nə, bʊ kɔˈvi nɑ /
Or Bukovina

noun

  1. a region in E central Europe, formerly a district in N Romania: now divided between Romania and Ukraine. 4,031 sq. mi. (10,440 sq. km).


Bucovina British  
/ ˌbuːkəˈviːnə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Bukovina

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The accident occurred late Sunday outside the eastern city of Ramnicu Sarat when the team was returning home from a game against Vicov Bucovina.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2015

The result of his victories — 46 in all — was an unprecedented building spree within the densely forested terrain of the Bucovina region in modern Romania.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

The images in this and other Bucovina monasteries were intended to instruct, entertain and enlighten illiterate soldiers and peasants and to underline their loyalties.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2010

On the contrary, he handed Rumanian Minister Gheorghe Davidescu a brusque note demanding Bessarabia and northern Bucovina within 24 hours.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1774 Austria acquired from the Turks, by false promises, the northern part of Moldavia, the pleasant land of Bucovina.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill