Zakarpats'ka
geographical name
Za·kar·pat·s'ka
ˌzä-kər-ˈpät-skə
variants
or formerly Carpathian Ruthenia
or Ruthenia
rü-ˈthē-nyə
-nē-ə
region of western Ukraine south of the Carpathian Mountains capital Uzhgorod area 4942 square miles (12,800 square kilometers), population 1,258,264
Note: Zakarpats'ka was part of Hungary before 1918 from1939 to 1945. From 1918 to 1938, it was a province of Czechoslovakia.
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“Zakarpats'ka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zakarpats%27ka. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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