Horozhanka

English

Etymology

From Ukrainian Горожа́нка (Horožánka). Compare Gorozhanka and Horożanka.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hŏrŏzhănʹkə, hŏrŏzhăngʹkə, IPA(key): /hɒɹɒˈʒankə/, /hɒɹɒˈʒaŋkə/

Proper noun

Horozhanka

  1. A river, a left tributary of the Dniester, having its course entirely within the Ivano-Frankivsk Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and the Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast of Ukraine.
  2. A village on the banks of the River Horozhanka in Monastyryska urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1439, situated southwest of the botanical reserve to which it gave its name, in which snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) grow in a forest tract of oaks (Quercus) and hornbeams (Carpinus betulus).
    Synonyms: Hrozana (former name [15th C.]), Rozhanka (former name [15th C.]), Horozana (former name [16th C.])

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