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Запорожие

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Etymology

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From Old Ruthenian Запорожие (Zaporožije), formed as за- (za-, forward) +‎ Ukrainian пороги (porohy, rapids) +‎ -ие (-ie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zɐpoˈrɔʒiɛ]
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Proper noun

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Запоро́жие (Zaporóžie)

  1. Zaporizhia (city in central Ukraine, formal center of the Zaporozhian Sech)
  2. Zaporizhia (region in Ukraine)

Alternative forms

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  • праг (prag, threshold) (cognate with the root of the East Slavic word)