Volyn

Volyn

English

Alternative forms

• Volyn’

Etymology

From Ukrainian Волинь (Volýnʹ).

Proper noun

Volyn

1. Volyn province (oblast) in northwestern Ukraine.
2. (historical) Volhynia, a historic region between the Prypiat and Buh rivers in northwestern Ukraine and part of Poland (Chełm).

Synonyms

• Wołyń
• (province): Volyn Oblast, Volyn’ Oblast

Related terms

• Halych-Volyn, Halych-Volyn’
• Galicia-Volhynia

Translations

oblast

Belarusian: Валынь f (Valýnʹ) Danish: Volhynien, Volyn German: Wolyn n, Wolhynien n, Wolynien n, Wolhinien n (obsolete), Wolinien n (obsolete)

Polish: Wołyń (pl) m, obwód wołyński m Russian: Волы́нь (ru) f (Volýnʹ) Ukrainian: Волинь f (Volýnʹ)

See also

• Lutsk