A city in western Ukraine, in the foothills of the Carpathians, close to the border with Romania; population 249,500 (est. 2009). It was part of Romania between 1918 and 1940. Russian name Chernovtsy /ˌtʃernəvˈtsi/.
Definition of Chernivtsi in US English:
Chernivtsi
proper nounˌCHirniftˈsē
A city in western Ukraine, in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the border with Romania; population 249,500 (est. 2009). It was part of Romania between 1918 and 1940. Russian name Chernovtsy.