"וואָלין" meaning in Yiddish

See וואָלין in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: volin [romanization]
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  1. (historical) Volhynia (a geographic region of Eastern Europe, now divided between southeastern Poland, northwestern Ukraine, and southwestern Belarus) Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in Belarus, Places in Poland, Places in Ukraine
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