покраїна

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Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian покрајина / pokrajina. By surface analysis, по- (po-) +‎ країна (krajina).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: по‧кра‧їна

Noun

покраїна (pokrajinaf (related adjective покраїнски)

  1. province
    Near-synonyms: подручє (područje), обласц (oblasc)
    Автономна Покраїна ВойводинаAvtonomna Pokrajina VojvodinaAutonomous Province of Vojvodina

Usage notes

  • подручє (područje) and обласц (oblasc) are used in more general senses akin to "region" or "territory", whereas покраїна (pokrajina) is the official term for "province" in Serbia and Croatia, used in government documents and other official contexts.

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