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Bankova

Bankova proper noun: the presidential administration of Ukraine.

Proper noun

Bankova

  1. (often, synecdoche) The presidential administration of Ukraine.
    • The burst of optimism in December 1999 that followed the confirmation of Viktor Yushchenko as prime minister died out in 2000, when Kuchma and the Presidential Administration at Bankova did not support Yushchenko and his reform program with the Rada. In 2001, Bankova abandoned Yushchenko comletely...2017, Steven Pifer, The Eagle and the Trident: U.S.—Ukraine Relations in Turbulent Times, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, →ISBN, page 318
    • [p 55] There were no doubts in authenticity of Melnychenko’s recordings, which was mainly corroborated by the panic that reigned in Bankova Street after Moroz’s press conference. In the evening, I was told that Yulia Mostovaya and Slava Pihovshek had visited the presidential administration. The...
    • [p 146] When meeting Melnychenko in the Bankova corridors, Marchuk would divert his eyes elsewhere.2013, Volodymyr Tsvil, Kuchmagate and Collapse of the Orange Idea: Story Told by an Eyewitness, 3rd edition, Bloomington: AuthorHouse, →ISBN

Examples of Bankova in a sentence

  • In 2001, Bankova abandoned Yushchenko comletely, letting the Rada vote him out of power.2017, Steven Pifer, The Eagle and the Trident: U.S.—Ukraine Relations in Turbulent Times, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press...
  • Meanwhile, having swallowed the bait, the opposition got involved in the game offered by the Bankova Street.2003 August, Yulia Kyseliova, “Ukraine: Outcomes of the Political Season Winter–Summer 2003 Can We Rest on Our Laurels?”, in Przegla̦d...

Forms of Bankova

alternative formBankova Street

Origin of Bankova

After Ukrainian Банкова (Bankova), from вулиця Банкова (vulycja Bankova, “Bank Street”), the location of the offices of the presidential administration in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Phrases with Bankova

Questions about Bankova

What does Bankova mean?
Bankova means the presidential administration of Ukraine.
How do you use Bankova in a sentence?
In 2001, Bankova abandoned Yushchenko comletely, letting the Rada vote him out of power.
What part of speech is Bankova?
Bankova is a proper noun.

Words near Bankova in the dictionary

  1. Bankole
  2. bankomat
  3. bankomats
  4. Bankon
  5. Bankos
  6. Bankova
  7. Bankova Street
  8. bankowner
  9. bankr.
  10. bankra
  11. bankras

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