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  • proper noun A city on the Buh river in the Podolia region of Ukraine, administrative centre of Vinnytsia province, and headquarters of the Ukrainian Air Force.
  • proper noun Vinnytsia province (oblast), in central Ukraine.

Etymologies

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From Ukrainian Вінниця (Vínnycja).

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Examples

  • The ruins of Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Fort), his command headquarters in East Prussia, Adlerhorst (Eagle's Nest) in the Taunus Mountains, and Wehrwolf (Defence Wolf), in a pine forest near Vinnytsia in the Ukraine, remain grimly instructive.

    From Hitler to Gaddafi: dictators and their bunkers 2011

  • In this photo Walters has traveled to nearby Chernevtsy, a city about 15 minutes from his site by bus in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.

    Photo Essay: Peace Corps Volunteers Share 50 Years of Memories 2011

  • The military council of the country's Air Force Command held an expanded session in Vinnytsia to discuss preparations for the exercises.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has appointed the governors of the Kirovohrad, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Ternopil regional state administrations.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • The military council of the country's Air Force Command held an expanded session in Vinnytsia to discuss preparations for the exercises.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • The re will be more moderate temperatures only in western Ukraine, and on August 11-12 cooler weather will come to Vinnytsia region and most northern regions.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Ternopil regional state administrations.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • As reported, Yanukovych on April 6 dismissed Serhiy Kunitsyn as Sevastopol mayor, Oleksandr Dombrovsky as Vinnytsia regional governor, Mykola Lavryk as Sumy regional governor, Volodymyr Movchan as Kirovohrad regional governor, and Yuriy Chyzhmar as Ternopil regional governor.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • Yanukovych appoints governors of Kirovohrad, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Ternopil regions

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

  • Volodymyr Demishkan governor of Vinnytsia region, Serhiy Tulub governor of Cherkasy region, and Yaroslav Sukhy governor of Ternopil region.

    www.kyivpost.com 2010

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  • Airport code: VIN.

    November 9, 2011