Wolynië

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Polish Wołyń / Ukrainian Воли́нь (Volýnʹ) + -ië, or perhaps adapted from Latin Volhynia.

Proper noun

Wolynië n

  1. Volyn (an oblast of Ukraine)
  2. (historical) Volhynia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus)

Derived terms

  • Wolynisch

Further reading

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