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Voivoda, Greece (other)
Voivoida ( el, Βοϊβόδα, link=no, ''Voïvóda''), from the Slavic title ''voivode'' - may refer to: *Vasiliki, Lefkada, a village on the island of Lefkada *Vasiliki, Trikala, municipal unit in Thessaly See also *Titani Titani ( el, Τιτάνη, ''Titáni''; before 1927: Voivonta (Βοϊβοντά, ''Voïvontá''), from the Slavic title "voivode") is a village in the municipality of Sikyona, Corinthia, Greece. It is situated at the foot of the mountain Vesizas, ...
, Greece - formerly ''Voivonta'' (Greek: , ''Voïvontá''), from the same Slavic title ''voivode'' {{geodis ...
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The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Early Middle Ages, which in turn is thought to have descended from the earlier Proto-Balto-Slavic language, linking the Slavic languages to the Baltic languages in a Balto-Slavic group within the Indo-European family. The Slavic languages are conventionally (that is, also on the basis of extralinguistic features) divided into three subgroups: East, South, and West, which together constitute more than 20 languages. Of these, 10 have at least one million speakers and official status as the national languages of the countries in which they are predominantly spoken: Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian (of the East group), Polish, Czech and Slovak (of the West group) and Bulgarian and Macedonian (eastern dialects of the South group), and Serbo-C ...
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Voivode
Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Hungarian, Balkan or some Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with ''palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. is related to warring, while means 'leading' in Old Slavic, together meaning 'war leader' or 'warlord'. The Latin translation is for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In early Slavic, ''vojevoda'' meant the , the military leader in battle. The term has als ...
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Vasiliki, Lefkada
Vasiliki ( el, Βασιλική, ''Vasilikí''; formerly Voivoida (Βοϊβόδα, ''Voïvóda'') is a town in the municipal unit of Apollonioi, on the island of Lefkada, Greece. It is situated on the south coast, 4 km south of Agios Petros and 25 km southwest of Lefkada (city). Vasiliki is a well known windsurfing spot during the summer months due to a local thermal wind known amongst windsurfers as 'Eric'. There are often over a hundred windsurfers in the bay at any one time. The area is also popular with other sailing craft and mountain bikers. Several holiday companies operate in Vasiliki providing windsurfing and sailing equipment for their guests to use. Population See also *List of settlements in the Lefkada regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Lefkada regional unit, Greece. * Agios Ilias * Agios Nikitas * Agios Petros * Alexandros * Apolpaina * Asprogerakata * Athani * Charadiatika * Chortata * Dragano * Drymonas * Egklouvi * Evgi ...
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Vasiliki, Trikala
Vasiliki ( el, Βασιλική, ''Vasilikí''; formerly Voivoda (Βοϊβόδα, ''Voïvóda'') is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Meteora The Meteora (; el, Μετέωρα, ) is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos.Sofianos, D.Z.: "Metéora". ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 41.765 km2. Population 2,200 (2011). German-Greek professional footballer, José Lloyd Cholevas has ancestral ties to the village as his father, Achilles Cholevas was born and raised here. References Populated places in Trikala (regional unit) {{Thessaly-geo-stub ...
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