Слобожанщина

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Ukrainian

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 Слобожанщина on Ukrainian Wikipedia

Etymology

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From слобожа́нин (slobožányn) +‎ -щина (-ščyna). The слобожа́нин refers to слобода́ (slobodá, a sloboda), a type of settlement that was not obligated to pay taxes to feudal lords.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sɫɔbɔˈʒanʃt͡ʃenɐ]
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Proper noun

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Слобожа́нщина (Slobožánščynaf inan (genitive Слобожа́нщини, uncountable)

  1. Sloboda Ukraine, northeastern Ukraine and parts of southwestern Russia.

Declension

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Further reading

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