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Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian покрајина / pokrajina. By surface analysis, по- (po-) + країна (krajina).
Pronunciation
Noun
покраїна (pokrajina) f (related adjective покраїнски)
- province
- Near-synonyms: подручє (područje), обласц (oblasc)
- Автономна Покраїна Войводина ― Avtonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina ― Autonomous 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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