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Zaporozhian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

One of the Cossacks who lived downstream of the rapids of the Dnieper/Dnipro River, in present-day Ukraine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Zaporozhian Cossack, Ukrainian Cossack

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian Запоро́жье (Zaporóžʹje, “place beyond the rapids”) or a related term; compare Zaporizhian, Zaporizhzhia.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: Zaporoviēnsis — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Old Ruthenian: запоро́жский (zaporóžskij) — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Old Ruthenian: запоро́зкий (zaporózkij) — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Old Ruthenian: запоро́зский (zaporózskij) — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Polish: zaporoski — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Ukrainian: запоро́зький (zaporózʹkyj) — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Ukrainian: запорі́зький (zaporízʹkyj) — of or pertaining to the Zaporozhians or their culture, etc.
  • Polish: Zaporożec — any individual of the Cossacks who lived downstream of the rapids of the Dnieper River
  • Ukrainian: запоро́жець (zaporóžecʹ) — any individual of the Cossacks who lived downstream of the rapids of the Dnieper River