bankova
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The presidential administration of Ukraine.
Example Sentences
- "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, letting the Rada vote him out of power."
- "[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 leading Ukrainian journalists were usual guests on Bankova Street and personally communicated with all participants of Melnychenko’s tapes. [p 146] When meeting Melnychenko in the Bankova corridors, Marchuk would divert his eyes elsewhere."
- "Meanwhile, having swallowed the bait, the opposition got involved in the game offered by the Bankova Street."
Etymology
After Ukrainian Банкова (Bankova), from вулиця Банкова (vulycja Bankova, “Bank Street”), the location of the offices of the presidential administration in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Word Breakdown
- Root: Банкова