Definitions for Bukovina
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1. Bukovinanoun

   A historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and adjoining plains, currently split between Romania and Ukraine.

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1. Bukovina

   Bukovina is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both). The region is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided between Romania and Ukraine. Inhabited by many cultures and people, initially and primarily by Romanians I.e Vlachs and subsequently by Ruthenians during the 11th century, it became part of the Kievan Rus' and Pechenegs in the 10th century and then part of Principality of Moldavia during the 14th century and lasted until 1775. The region has been sparsely populated since the Paleolithic, with several now extinct peoples inhabiting it. Consequently, the culture of the Kievan Rus' spread in the region. During the Golden Horde which had control over the region, in the 14th century, Bukovina was conquered by the army in command of Dragoș the First in which Bukovina fell in the hands of the Hungarians, and became part of Moldavia under the Hungarian Suzerainty. Dragoș became the Voivode of Moldavia under Hungary's suzerainty, who in the same time took colonists from Maramureș to Moldavia e.g Vlachs, Saxons and Hungarians. Bogdan of Cuhea came to power in 1359, and removed Moldova from Hungarian control. The territory of what became known as Bukovina was, from 1775 to 1918, an administrative division of the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria-Hungary. Locals sought to annex northern Bucovina to the Western Ukrainian National Republic in the early 20th century. In 1940, the northern half of Bukovina was annexed by the Soviet Union in violation of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The region was temporarily recovered by Romania as an ally of Nazi Germany after the latter invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, but retaken by the Soviet army in 1944. Bukovina's population was ethnically diverse but according to The German historian I.V. Goehlert in his article “Die Bukowina", written in the 70s of the 19th century, stated: "The basic population was Romanian at the beginning; soon though after the occupation of the land, it became an arena that brought everyone together all the Austrian peoples...". Which means that by that time many people migrated and settled in Bukovina like Germans, Poles, Jews and Ruthenians." Today, Bukovina's northern half is part of Ukraine (represented by the Chernivtsi Oblast), while the southern one is part of Romania (represented by Suceava County). Furthermore, Bukovina had been sometimes labeled as 'Switzerland of the East', given its diverse ethnic mosaic and deep forested mountainous landscapes.

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1. Bukovina

   Bukovina is a historical region in Central Europe, currently divided between Romania and Ukraine, located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains. From 1775 to 1918, Bukovina was an administrative division of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria–Hungary. After World War I, Bukovina became part of Romania. In 1940, as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the northern half of Bukovina was annexed by the Soviet Union.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bukovina in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of Bukovina in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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