Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From во́їн (vójin, warrior, soldier) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Compare Russian во́инство (vóinstvo), Belarusian во́інства (vóinstva).

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Noun

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во́їнство (vójinstvon inan (genitive во́їнства, nominative plural во́їнства, genitive plural во́їнств)

  1. (military, collective, literary, formal) forces, host, soldiery, troops (soldiers considered as a group)
    Synonyms: ві́йсько (víjsʹko), воя́цтво (vojáctvo)

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