Zaporogian
Zaporogian is the alternative form of Zaporozhian.
Meaning of Zaporozhian
Noun
Zaporozhian (plural Zaporozhians)
- One of the Cossacks who lived downstream of the rapids of the Dnieper/Dnipro River, in present-day Ukraine.
- Instead, the Zaporozhians tended to concentrate on their own affairs, that is, those of a relatively small (they rarely numbered more than 10,000), isolated Cossack fraternity based in the vast, empty steppes between the Hetmanate in the north and the Crimean Khanate in the south.2009, Orest Subtelny, Ukraine: A History, 4th edition, University of Toronto Press, unnumbered page
- Synonyms:
- Zaporozhian Cossack, Ukrainian Cossack
Forms of Zaporogian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Zaporogians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Zaporogian |
| superlative | most Zaporogian |
Questions about Zaporogian
- What is Zaporogian the alternative form of?
- Zaporogian is the alternative form of Zaporozhian.
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