noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈvɔɪˌvəʊd/
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General-American:/ˈvɔɪˌvoʊd/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An administrative chief in modern Poland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Variously from a number of Slavic languages including Bulgarian войвода (vojvoda), Czech vojevoda, Polish wojewoda, Russian воево́да (vojevóda), and Serbo-Croatian vojvoda, војвода, all from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda (“army leader; duke; warlord”).
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
vojvodë
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Belarusian:
ваяво́да
(vajavóda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Bulgarian:
войво́да
(vojvóda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Chinese Mandarin:
軍政長官 /军政长官
(jūnzhèng zhǎngguān)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Czech:
vévoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Czech:
vejvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Finnish:
voivodi
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
French:
voïvode
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Georgian:
ვოევოდა
(voevoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
German:
Wojewode
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
German:
Woiwode
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Greek:
βοεβόδας
(voevódas)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Hindi:
वोयवोदा
(voyvodā)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Hungarian:
vajda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Japanese:
ヴォイヴォダ
(voivoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Kashubian:
wòjewòda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Latin:
voivoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Latvian:
vojevoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Lithuanian:
vaivada
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Macedonian:
во́јвода
(vójvoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Church Slavic:
воѥвода
(vojevoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Polabian:
våjvåda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Polish:
wojewoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Portuguese:
voivoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Romanian:
voievod
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Russian:
воево́да
(vojevóda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Serbo-Croatian:
војвода
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Serbo-Croatian:
vojvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Slovak:
vojvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Slovene:
vojvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Spanish:
voevoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Spanish:
vaivoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Spanish:
voivoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Swedish:
vojvod
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Turkish:
voyvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Turkish:
vayvoda
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Ottoman Turkish:
ویوده
(voyvoda, vayvoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Ukrainian:
воєво́да
(vojevóda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Yakut:
бойобуода
(boyobuoda)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Yiddish:
וואָיעוואָדע
(voyevode)
— local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe
Belarusian:
ваяво́да
(vajavóda)
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Finnish:
voivodi
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Hungarian:
vajda
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Kashubian:
wòjewòda
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Polish:
wojewoda
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Russian:
воево́да
(vojevóda)
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Turkish:
voyvoda
— administrative chief in modern Poland
Ukrainian:
воєво́да
(vojevóda)
— administrative chief in modern Poland
