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Cossack Hetmanate

Cossack Hetmanate proper noun: a stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and located mostly in the region of Central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwestern Russia (at different points also incorporating the territories of the Zaporozhian Sich to the south), which existed between 1648 and 1764, although its administrative-judicial system persisted until 1781.

cossack hetmanate: a stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and...
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Proper noun

the Cossack Hetmanate

  1. (historical) A stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and located mostly in the region of Central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwestern Russia (at different points also incorporating the territories of the Zaporozhian Sich to the south), which existed between 1648 and 1764, although its administrative-judicial system persisted until 1781.
    • 17th century Cossack Hetmanate established after uprising against Poles.2004 November 24, Linda MacDonald, “Birth of a nation”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2013
    • 1649 The Cossack Hetmanate, in modern central Ukraine, is established following a rebellion against the Poles2017 November 12, Julian Coman, “On the front line of Europe’s forgotten war in Ukraine”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
    Synonyms:
    Zaporozhian Host

Synonyms of Cossack Hetmanate

  • Zaporozhian Host

Questions about Cossack Hetmanate

What does Cossack Hetmanate mean?
Cossack Hetmanate means a stratocratic Zaporozhian Cossack state established by Registered Cossacks in Dnieper Ukraine and located mostly in the region of Central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwestern Russia (at different points also incorporating the territories of the Zaporozhian Sich to the south), which existed between 1648 and 1764, although its administrative-judicial system persisted until 1781.
What part of speech is Cossack Hetmanate?
Cossack Hetmanate is a proper noun.

Words near Cossack Hetmanate in the dictionary

  1. cossack
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  3. cossack greens
  4. Cossack hat
  5. Cossack hats
  6. Cossack Hetmanate
  7. Cossack post
  8. Cossack posts
  9. Cossackdom
  10. Cossackia
  11. Cossackry

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