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Volhynia meaning

A geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus.

Using Volhynia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus.
  • In the example corpus, volhynia often appears in combinations such as: of volhynia, galicia volhynia, volhynia was.

Context around Volhynia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

galicia 3× provinces 1× leaving 1×

Often after:

received 1× area 1× germans 1×

Sentence patterns with Volhynia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

begun leaving volhynia in the 1× germans of volhynia received none 1× in the volhynia area were 1× majority of volhynia germans chose 1× of galicia volhynia also called 1× of galicia volhynia and the 1× of galicia volhynia was one 1× ruthenian provinces volhynia was most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the noblemen 1× of the ruthenian 1× some scholars see 1× the germans living 1× the majority of 1× though the population 1×

Common sentence endings:

and south america 1× east central europe 1× george a 1973 1× in other areas 1× losing the war 1× the united states 1×

Words around Volhynia

Just before it in the word index:

volgograd 25 volgens 2 volga 48 volfovich 3 volf 2 voleth 2

Just after it in the word index:

voli 3 volibear 2 volin 8 volition 54 volitional 11 volk 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Volhynia

  • In this selection, "volhynia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, galicia, provinces, leaving, received, area and germans stand out and add context to how "volhynia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include begun leaving volhynia in the and germans of volhynia received none. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "volhynia" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with volhynia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Of the Ruthenian provinces, Volhynia was most closely integrated with Lithuania proper. (12 words)

It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (also called Kingdom of Rus') Perfecky, George A. (1973). (19 words)

The majority of Volhynia Germans chose Canada as their destination with significant numbers later migrating to the United States. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Some scholars see a divergence between the language of Galicia-Volhynia and the language of Novgorod Suzdal by the 12th century, assuming that before the 12th century, the two languages were practically indistinguishable. (33 words)

Although the noblemen themselves offered certain perks for the move, the Germans of Volhynia received none of the special tax and military service freedoms granted to the Germans in other areas. (31 words)

The Germans living in the Volhynia area were deported to the German colonies in the lower Volga river in 1915 when Russia started losing the war. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

Although the noblemen themselves offered certain perks for the move, the Germans of Volhynia received none of the special tax and military service freedoms granted to the Germans in other areas.

It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (also called Kingdom of Rus') Perfecky, George A. (1973).

Of the Ruthenian provinces, Volhynia was most closely integrated with Lithuania proper.

Some scholars see a divergence between the language of Galicia-Volhynia and the language of Novgorod Suzdal by the 12th century, assuming that before the 12th century, the two languages were practically indistinguishable.

The Germans living in the Volhynia area were deported to the German colonies in the lower Volga river in 1915 when Russia started losing the war.

The majority of Volhynia Germans chose Canada as their destination with significant numbers later migrating to the United States.

Though the population peaked in 1900, many Germans had already begun leaving Volhynia in the late 1880s for North and South America.

Under Danylo's reign, the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia was one of the most powerful states in east central Europe.

Common combinations with volhynia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "volhynia" in a sentence?
An example: "Although the noblemen themselves offered certain perks for the move, the Germans of Volhynia received none of the special tax and military service freedoms granted to the Germans in other areas." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "volhynia" from authentic English texts.
What does "volhynia" mean?
Volhynia means: A geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus.
How many example sentences with "volhynia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "volhynia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.