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Ukrainian word · A2

ба́тьківщина

One spelling, two uses: noun (A2) and proper noun (A2).

ба́тьківщина (noun)

Also stressed: батьківщи́на

motherland, fatherland, homeland

Recording: Wikimedia Commons

Ба́тьківщина (proper noun)

Also stressed: Батьківщи́на

"Fatherland", as a name for the country of Ukraine


Meanings

  1. home (someone's native land)
  2. motherland, fatherland, homeland
  3. heritage, legacy
  4. motherland (the country of one's ancestors)

female, inanimate

The dictionary keeps one entry for the spelling батьківщина, so these meanings cover every use above.

Near it in frequency

Rank from the open frequency list v0.2.0 (CC BY 4.0); level from the PULS validated profile (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0); stress from the column v1.0.2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); meanings from Definitions: Daniel Klinger, dmklinger/ukrainian (CC BY-SA 3.0). Compiled automatically, not written by hand. About the data.

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